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HARDWOOD RECORD 



following is a list of the new members, and most 

 of tiieni are present today : 



iireenfield Xovelty Works. Greenfield, Ind. 



Lesh. I'roiity & Abboit. East CliUago. Ind. 



Crosby & Heckley Company, Kvaiisvillo. Ind. 



Talge Maliogany Company. Indianapolis, Ind. 



Montgomery Hardwood Lumber Company, 

 Crawfordsvllle, Ind. 



Galbraitli & Son. Sunman. Ind. 



Henry S. Adams. FortvUle, Ind. 



Lee Branson, Carmel. Ind. 



Thos. HIM C(impanv. Uoat-lidale. Ind. 



C. I. Hoyt & Co.. rel<in. Ind. 

 ,T. (i. Wilcox. I.febauon. Ind. 



Itargesville Lumber t.'ompany. Itar^resville. Ind. 

 M. <,'utsinger & Sons Co., Kuaclidale. Ind. 

 W. I!. Neeriemer & Son. odon. Ind. 

 Robert Smith, Owensburg, Ind. 

 Stansfield & Carlson. Seymour. lud. 

 Knterprise Lumber Company. Sevmonr. Ind. 



A. II. Hostctler. Mittbell. Ind. 

 H. L. Spear. Bedford. Ind. 



D. Wertz & Co.. Grammer. Ind. 

 L. N. Shaffer. Argos. Ind. 



K. H. Ilnmilton. Indianaimiis. Ind. 

 North Frazier & Co.. Tortland. Ind. 



B. F. Boltz Manufacturing Company. Win- 

 ehester, Ind. 



W'. O. Kniselev. Kokomo. Ind. 



D. B. Burkhardt. Elwood. Ind. 



E. A. Wood, Cloverdale. Ind. 



R. E. Blackburn. Bedford. Ind. 

 Talbed Zoller Lumber & Veneer Companj-. 

 Greensburg. Ind. 



L. W. Hercules, Center, Ind. 

 W. P. Brown. Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Andreas Brothers, Hibbard, Ind. 



G. H. PALMER. SHERIDAN, 

 VICE PRESIDENT. 



During the year three meetings of the Board 

 of Managers have been held. The standing com- 

 mittees also have held several meetings. Ail of 

 these meetings have had practically full attend- 

 ance. President Barnaby, by virtue of his office 

 being president of the Board of Managers and 

 ex-officio member of ail standing committees, I 

 think attended all these meetings and many 

 others in the interest of the association. This 

 marks the interest shown in the work of the 

 association. 



We believe that as an association we have 

 never failed to express tirmly our opinion on in- 

 spection rules or any other Important question 

 pertaining to the Interests of our members, but 

 we have never made the mistake of taking our- 

 selves — or the question, either — too seriously. 

 One object of our association is good fellowship. 

 We are here for work, of course, but we also 

 expect to enjoy ourselves. 



I have had the honor of being your secretary 

 for seven years. I will alwa.vs cherish my as- 

 sociation with you as secretary among the most 

 pleasant and happy experiences of my life, and I 

 bespeak for my successor the same loyal support 

 and kind treatment you have always shown me. 



President Barnaby — We don't want to throw 

 any bouquets at our secretary — not many, at 



least — but when he has succeeded in obtaining 

 thirty-two new members after we scoured the 

 state as we have been doing for the past few 

 .years. I think he has done pretty well. Your 

 salary will c()ntinue as before, Mr. l*ritchard. 

 [Laughter and applause.] After we have heard 

 the report of Treasurer C. A. Wood, perhai)s we 

 will increase il. 



Treasurer's Report. 

 Mr. W<M)d — .Mr. President. (Jentlemen. I have 

 the folhiwing report to make : 



Received of George Palmer $3o9.36 



Received of the secretary 164.00 



Total ,$r)23.30 



tllSBIRSE.MESTS. 



Garber & Carpenter. No. 20 $ 39.90 



Grand Hotel Company. No. 21 264.50 



J. M. Pritchard, No. 22 51.93 



Total $3.-i(i..{:i 



Balance 107.03 



From all other sources Iti2.00 



Total $329.03 



Respectfully submitted. 



C. A. Wood, Treasurer. 

 President Barnaby — I guess we can't raise your 

 salary. Mr. Pritchard. [Laughter.]. We will 

 now have the report of the railway committee, 

 by Mr. Guthrie. 



Report on Railroad Matters. 



ilr. Guthrie — The commiUee on railroads begs 

 leave to make the following report : 



The only matter of importance that came up 

 before us was the bill that was drawn by the 

 railroad commission, known as the "shippers' 

 bill." After having been permitted to amend 

 this bill to what we thought would be of ad- 

 vantage to the hardwood lumber shippers, we 

 joined in with the other associations through- 

 out tlie state in pushing this through the leg- 

 islature. 



We desire to thank our secretary, Mr. Pritch- 

 ard. and other members for being so prompt 

 to come to our assistance at telephone calls. 

 Respectfully submitted. 



W. A. Guthrie, 



S. BURKHOLDER. 



B. F. Swain. 



And now. gentlemen. 1 have a resolution that 

 may be of interest to you. It was handed to me 

 just a few minutes ago. I see that it is indorsed 

 by C. H. Barnaby, Greencastle : George H. 

 Palmer, Sheridan ; C. A. Wood, Muncie ; S, 

 Burkholder. Crawfordsville ; Clarence Kramer, 

 Richmond : James Buckley. Brookville : B. F. 

 Swain. Shelbyville : .1. M. Pritchard, Indi- 

 anapolis. 



A Resolution. 



"Whereas, The interstate commerce law now 

 in effect does not contain any provision where- 

 by a hearing is required before a change in any 

 interstate freight rate may become effective : 

 therefore, be it 



"Resolved by the Indiana Hardwood Lum- 

 bermen's Association, that at the coming session 

 of Congress an amendment shall be offered and 

 strenuously urged, providing substantially that 

 when any railroad company seeks to advance or 

 lower any interstate freight rate, or change the 

 classification of any commodity, it must, if any 

 objection be made thereto, receive the approval 

 of the Interstate Commerce Commission before 

 such rates or changes in the classification shall 

 become effective." 



This proposition looks like a fair thing to me. 

 and I therefore move its adoption. 



Mr. Swain — I second the motion. 



President Barnaby — I would like to add that 

 this resolution has been passed by most of the 

 lumber associations and the exchanges in the 

 various parts of the country — at Memphis and 

 elsewhere. Are there any questions? If not we 

 will vote on this proposition. 



The adoption of the resolution under con- 

 sideration was put to vote and carried. 



Mr. Guthrie — Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen : 

 I think most of you are familiar with what con- 

 stitutes the shippers' bill, as all hardwood men 

 are affected very much in this state. Now this 

 shippers' bill, which is now a law, many thought 

 would not be passed in its present form because 

 it was decidedly in favor of the shipper. But it 

 has been passed and clearly demonstrates what 

 past experience has proved — what organized ef- 



fort will do when various shippers' Interests 

 were behind the measure. Mr. Riley, secretary 

 of the railroad commission, stated in a paper 

 he read before the shippers, that in order to as- 

 certain what occupations the law-makers of the 

 slate were mostly engaged In. he procured from 

 the state librarian a list giving the occupation 

 of the members of the last four general assem- 

 blies, that being as far back as be could get cor- 

 rect data, and he found a|iproxlmately the fol- 

 lowing : 



For the years 1899. 1903. 1905 and 1907, be 

 found that the total numbei- of members was 

 600 : engaged in law. 221 or 37 per cent ; farm- 

 ing. 121 or "20 per cent ; medicine. 36 or 6 per 

 -cent ; manufacturing. 26 or 4 per cent : printing 

 and publisliing. 20 or .'J per cent : banking. 16 or 

 2 per cent : mercantile pursuits. 62 or 10 per 

 <-ent : miscellaneous, im or 15 per cent. 



The last item includes the following among 

 other occupations : Bookkeeper. contractor, 

 teacher, minister, miner, salesman, cigar manu- 

 facturer, barber, iron molder. glass manufac- 

 turer, stenographer, real estate, insurance, oil 

 producer, and hod carrier. He said that more 

 interest should be taken in selecting actual busi- 

 ness men for the legislature. I think there is 

 no objection to this, hut we ran get our rights 



SAM Bl"RKHOLDEI!. CRAWFORDSVILLi;. 

 nlRECTilK. 



if we demand them in an organized way. I don't 

 care who the members are. or from what walk 

 of life they come. I believe that 00 or 95 per 

 cent of every legislature are honest men and 

 want to do the right tiling and serve their con- 

 stituents acceptably, but there are so many dif- 

 ferent interests that unless we ask in an organ- 

 ized way. w'e do not have the weight to con- 

 vince the majority that our claim is just. 



Members are often misled as their duties 

 are many and they do not have the time to in- 

 vestigate fully, but where a large body comes 

 all organized on what they want, it has weight. 



I think we ought to get together on any mat- 

 ters of particular interest to us as hardwood 

 lumber dealers, and let it be understood that all 

 the hardwood lumbermen are behind the meas- 

 ure. I know this shippers' bill has been of 

 vast importance to me in the way of getting 

 cars and having them delivered promptly be- 

 cause the railroads don't relish having such 

 matters put up to the commission and they are 

 willing to carry out the requirements. I think 

 therefore that it is most necessary for us to be- 

 come organized on any point and then go after 

 it by organized effort. 



President Barnaby — While we are on the sub- 

 ject I would like for anyone in the room that 

 has any remarks to make to make them now. 



