M:i\ 10, 19J1 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



D.T 



Comniission, rci;i>idi''K ui;iikit and priop conilltloiis of suffleient Inipor- 

 tiincu to liavp It reprlntoil mikI distriliuted to nil iiieinl>ers. 

 ■ Secretary W. W. Scluiimer calls the attention of members to the fact 

 that the second pai-ajiraph of the concluding "canscs" specilically refers 

 to the lumber Industi'.v "which was the sul)ject of a recent report liy this 

 comniission to the I>epartinent or .lustice.* and in tlie report just 'led 

 there is an intimation ot a general investigation of trade association activi 

 ties. The officers of the National association repeat tlieir statement of 

 January I'lth, issued in c<innection with tlie former report, that they will 

 welcome any investigation of our affairs by cither the Federal Tradi' Com- 

 ndssion or the Iiepartincni ..f .Justice. 



.\nioni; the "remedies" are suKjicstions of legislation which undoubtedly 

 will HMpiire attention and ccio])eration, and llie ICxecutive Commiflee, work 

 inj; with the l,et;jslation ;uul Tra<lc Itclations Committees, assures the 

 nuMuliers that evel-ythini; possible will be done in lookillj^ after their Wel- 

 fare and interest in llie consideration of such le^rislation which may alter 

 or disttirb principles of distributifm conceded as t-staldished under the law 

 of supply and demand. 



"Speal<lni; foi- industry in i;encral." Mr. S<diupner says, "the repoi-t 

 emphasizes the fact that pi-ices to the consumer have not been reduced to 

 correspond with the low price of raw materials, but so far as constructiim 

 and tlic hoiisinjJT situation are concerne<l, the report seems to lack sulliciont 

 I'cference to the slow labor-waue read.iustnu'nt so nrsii'iitly necessary in 

 rc^luciui; constructbui costs. Information reachinj; the oftlce of the Na- 

 tional Wliolesale Lumber Dealers Association reveals that nur mendiers. at 

 ::reat sacrifice, have responded promptly in meotin;; the Innibcr price 

 dellation." 



Hargrave Is Re-elected 



Newell 11. llarsrave of the Kirkpatrick Lumber l'omp;niy has been re 

 elected president of the Cincinnati Lumbermen's Clnl). Other officers 

 elected were: .T. C. West of the .1. C. West Lnudii'r Company, first vice 

 president: Daniel Moul of the r>. II. .\lonl Lundier Company, second vice- 

 president : lEoy Thompson of tlie Thompson Hardwood Company, treasurer, 

 and Will S. Sterrett, lumber expcirter, secretary. Tiic club adopted resolu- 

 tions offered"by .T. .1. Linehan of the Mowbray & ltol>inson Lumber Com- 

 pany, opposing: the imposition of proposed dnti<'s on lumlier shiiipcd to tlw 

 T'nited States from Canada. 



South Benders Feeling Fine 



The regular semi-monthly lunc-1 cd' the Soiitli l!end Hardwood ciuli 



was held at the dub room Monday, May 2. 



Each and every member present seemed to have a heartier apijctite tliau 

 at any time during the past three months, and this change in them was 

 finally traced to the fact that eacii reported more business during the past 

 two weeks than during the smiih' period of time witliin the last three 

 months. 



Rusiness was repiutrd good hy all im'mliers present. 'I'he club unani- 

 mously votiMj to (). K. the new Sales Coile of the NatiooMl Hardwood asso- 

 ciation. 



With the Trade 



Louisville Recommends Changes 



Tlic Louisville Hardwdod Clnb, foilowin-^ discussiou of the Sales Codo 

 plan of the Momphis Luinbernion's Cliili at two nieetliif^s, indorsed the plan, 

 but suggested certjiiu chjingos in section 2. The local club took the matter 

 up at a meeting on April 19. but as many members were not conversant 

 with the plan, it was tabled until the meeting of April 20, in order to sive 

 all members an opportunity to digest it closely before going on record in 

 the matter. 



Secretary Thompson was instructed to writi' thi- following letter relativi* 

 to the club's views on the subject : 



"T. K. SU'tJg)'. Sales Mgr. Ai>ril 27. V.»21. 



"May Brothers, 

 "Memphis, Tenn. 

 "Dear Sir : 



"Referring to the Sales ('mie adopted by the Kunibermeu's Club of 

 Memphis and which they desire adopted by the National Hardwood Lumber 

 Association : 



"The text of the Sales Code was considered by the members of the I^uis- 

 ville Hardwood Club at a rogubir meeting last night and was generally 

 indorsed. 



"It was the consensus of opinion that Paragraph 2 of the LTnloading and 

 Inspection liule should I>e changed t<i provide that in event of a difference 

 of \~> per cent of nionry value or more on the grade, and measurement 

 holds up, the buyer shall hold the entire shipment intact and file with the 

 seller a detailed report showing measurement and inspection. If the differ- 

 ence is less than the 15 per cent of money value on the grade, then only 

 the off grade will be held intact for readjustment. 

 "Yours truly, 



"(Signed by) J. S. Thompson, 



"Secretary." 



I-Iimhind ha 

 paid a handsome trib- 

 ute to the New York 

 State College of For 

 fstry at Syracuse and 

 to Dr. .Harry V. 

 Itrown, professor ni 

 \V« kmI Teeh nology i n 

 that institution, l>> 

 offering Tiiui the posi- 

 tion of wood technolo- 

 gist in the Iinperiat 

 Forest liest-arrh Insti- 

 tute. e b V a Dun. 

 Initi'd I'rovinees, In 

 (lia. The uffcr to Dr. 

 I'.rown eiune dire(;ll.\ 

 f.oin the India Otiice. 

 M'l.itehall. London. 



:iiid was signed by 

 Ki-rshaw. under seere 

 t:iry of state for In<lia. 

 Thi- position offere<l 

 i- a most desirable 

 r-Tif. hcini;. in fact, the 

 .Mecca of tlie piek of 

 the younger men in 

 the forest service. Th( 

 iiunlilieations insisted 

 upon for probationer- 

 ship are so severe that 

 only the cleverest ukmi 

 can hope to stand a chain* 

 i-ratiori. but declin^'d to ;h 



I )uring tlu' spvi'u yonrs 1 

 Df'. Itrown has built up .' 



Flattering Offer Is Declined 



Just 



Dr. Harry P. Brown 



111-. l!ro\Nn gave lln- nppurtniiity -ar.iul dflili- 

 ■r|ii. ini-irrrlng to I'eiiiain in tin* I'nited Stati's. 

 ■ has hi'i-n connected with the collcgi> of forestry 

 strong department and has contributed many 

 :irticli's to sciciuilie and teebnical Journals on the structure of wot.d. I!e 

 has iiMi-ntly completed a book entitled "Korest Trees of New York," which 

 will sboiUy appear as a bulletin to be issued by the college. 



King Finds Business Good in Consuming Centers 



■DemaiHl for hanlwoud Inniber is dally iiuproviug and pri<-es are daily 

 i:r<twing a little stronger." This is tlie statement made l)y Kain W. King 

 of the King Mill & Lumber Company. I'aducah, Ky., who is making a toui 

 Ml" the consuming centers of the .Middle West. Mr. King spent several day» 

 iti Chicago during the week eniling May 7 anil sold a numlier of i-ars nt 

 hardwonds to consuming buy<'rs. Lefore coming to Chicago be vlsite<l St. 

 Louis, with like success, and also enjoyed a good business in South Itend. 

 Detroit and otlu'r c'Uisumlug points. He reports that inquiries have 

 sb)tw<Ml 11 marked improv<'inent within the past two weeks and is of the 

 o|iiuioii that the upward swing of hardwood demand and prices has deli- 

 nitely set in. 



Lower Lumber Rates in Sight 



The Southern Hardwood Traffic Association, in a letter just issued to 

 members of that organization, umkes the f(dlowing significant statement 

 regarding the movement bxtking to lower freight rates on forest products: 



'The association is making rapid progress toward general reductions in 

 Ireight rates on forest produets and hopes to be able to put these through 

 :il an early date." 



The association was represented at the recent conference of construc- 

 tion interests at Washinuton wbicb appeare<l bel'ore President Harding. 

 Chairman Clark, of the interstate commerce commission, and executives 

 of the railroads in the I'nited States, and which memorialized the !*resi- 

 ilent in behalf of lower freight rates on building and road materials in 

 this ruiintry. 



Byrns Enters Wholesale Field 

 .Miles .1. r.yrns has resigned as secretary and treasurer of the Cuntbei- 

 land VaMey Lumber Company to engage in the general wholesalr lumlw^r 

 laisiness with otlices in the I'nion Ontral building, Cincinnati. Mr. Ityrns 

 will maintain his interest in the company anil remains as a member of the 

 board of directors. Attorney O. W. liennctt was elected a director of the 

 comr)any to the vacancy caused by the recent death of C. H. Henedlct of 

 Nashville. Tenn. The board as now constitutes! consists of .Tolin P.yrns, 

 president of the company: C. IS. Henedict and .lohn \V. Love, hntb of Nash- 

 ville; M. .1. liyrns and O. W. liennett. 



Sales Code Draws Much Attention 

 .7. H. Maassen. chairman of the sales code committee of the Lumber- 

 men's Club of Memphis, is authority for the statement that more than 

 ;100 replies have been received from members of the National Hardwood 

 Lumber Association in response to the letter sent to them In conjunction 

 with a copy of the code and that fully 97 per cent of these aro favorable. 

 The others generally contain sugge.stions regarding slight changes in the 

 code and he intimated that it Is possible that some changes may be made. 

 He and tfie *itber members of the comndttee are very much pleasi'il with 

 the cctrdial sup]»ort the code is receiving at hands of members of the 

 association. 



