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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Juue 10. 1921 



CHICAGO OFFICE 



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morning from Washington, wlioro In* tool( a leading part In the discussion 

 involving lower rates on hardwood lumber and forest products. 



"We aslted the executives for a withdrawal of the entire advances under 

 Ex. Parte 74 on lumber moving to consuming destinations in the United 

 StJitcs and also on logs moving to milling points. We made our appeal 

 just as strong and just as direct as possible and, as already suggested, 1 

 am sanguine over the outcome. 



"If the executives do not grant us relief, we are prepared to file imme- 

 diately informal complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission. 

 tlirou};li which we will seek what the executives failed to concede. We 

 anticipate that in the event it becomes necessary to file this informal 

 c()mplain(, we .will be able to secure a ruling from the commission in time 

 to insure lower rates by Jul.v 1." 



Those who participated in the conference, in addition to Mr. Townshend, 

 were : S. M. Nickey, president of the association ; J. V. Norman, gen- 

 I'ral counsel ; C. A. New, assistant secretary ; C. E. Bell anfl W. E. Weakley, 

 Hitter Lumber Company; George C. Ehemann, George C. Eheniann & Co., 

 .Memphis, general chairman of liie conference committee named by Presi- 

 dent Xickey : C. H. Sherrill, Sliorrill Hardw-ood Lumber Company, Mary- 

 ville, I.:i. : II. E. Swift, International Harvester Company, and Mr. Pope, 

 representing Podge liiuthers, Detroit, Mich. 



Baltimoreans Skip Quarterly 



Tlie (piarterly meeting of the Baltimore Lumber Exchange, which was 

 to have been held June 6 at the Merchants' Club has been called off for 

 the reason that there is really no business to come before the organization. 

 Such matters as claimed attention at all were looked after by the Managing 

 t'omnuttee at Its session in tlie afternoon, and as for the trade situation 

 generally, nothing has developed that would call for the consideration of 

 the larger bod.v. This is the first time in many years that a quarterly has 

 been passed, these gatlierings having been scheduled even during the war 

 period. W. Hunter Edwards, president of the Exchange, presided at the 

 meeting of the Manaiiing Committee. 



Chicago Tournament Set for June 21 

 The fifteenth annual tournament of the Lumbermen's Golf Association 

 ■ ■r Chicago will be held at Beverly Country Club, Tuesday, June 21, raiu 

 or shine. 



The list of prizes will contain as many as last year. Every prize is well 

 worth having. The members can play all day — ^bave luncheon at the club — 

 and at night a big dinner and entertainment will be given, followed b.v the 

 awarding of the prizes, which is the best part. The dinner and entertain- 

 ment are free to the members. 



Memphis Supports Valley Association 



Tlie Lumbermen's Club of Memphis, at its last semimonthly luncheon 

 ftii- the summer season, held at the Hotel Gayoso, Saturday, May 28, appro- 

 liriatetl .Itaot) for use of the Mississippi \'alley Waterways' Association. A 

 quota of .$1,500 was assigned to Memphis and the club was one of five 

 Memphis organizations to put up $300 each. 



Uesolutions were unanimously adopted asking Congress for aid for dis- 

 :ibled soldiers, sailors and marines. 



It was announced that W. H. Dick, vice-president Tallahatchie Lumber 

 Compan.v, had been named director of the club in the Memphis Chamber of 

 Ctimmerce for the ensuing year. 



J. 11. Townshend. secretary-manager Southern Hardwood Traffic Asso- 

 ciation, and chairman of the traffic committee of the club, gave a brief 

 report of his conferences in Washington with representatives of the car- 

 riers and members of the Interstate Commerce Commission, dealing with 

 the quesfiiin of readjustment of rates on forest products. Mr. Townshend 

 was very guarded in his remarks and asked that nothing be said in the 

 trade i)ress regarding what had been accomplished beyond the mere state- 

 ment that progress is being made. 



Wallace R. Reid, manager of the Memphis Hardwood Flooring Company, 

 was elected an active meinl)er. One application for membership was filed. 



J. H. nines, president of the club, expressed the hope that business con- 

 ditions would be materially improved by the time the clul> resumed its 

 si'ssions this fall. lie intimated that the situation showed betterment as 

 compared with the recent average, and talked in a rather optimistic vein. 



Philadelphia Exchange Committees 



Amos Y. Lesher. president of the Philadelphia LunU>ermen's Exchange, 

 has appointed the following committees to serve until April. 1922 : 



Legislation : Franklin A. Smith. Jr., chairman. Franklin A. Smith & 

 Son : David Baird, Jr., David Baird Company, Camden, N. J. : R. Wyatt 

 Wlstar. Wistar, Underbill & Nixon : Charles B. Pearson, Joseph T. Pearson 

 & Son Company ; Fred W. Rockwell, Pennsylvania Door & Sash Company. 



Railroads and Transportation : Edwin D. Wood, chairman. Camp Manu- 

 facturing Company ; Thomas Philip Hammer, Thomas B. Hammer : George 

 Kyle : William N. Lawton, W. M. Lawton Lumber Company ; James A. 

 Richardson, Geissel & Richardson. 



Office and Entertainment: Frank K. Gillingham. chairman. Gillingham 

 t'<unpany; Wood Robinson. Miller, Robinson & Company: PYed A. Benson, 

 the Swenk-Benson Company : J. A. Finley, J. A. Finley Lumber Company : 

 .loseph P. Comegys, Barker-Bond Lumlier Company. 



Membership : William C. McBride. chairman, The Haney-White Com- 

 pany : J. E. Troth, J. S. Kent Company : James Caruwath, Pennsylvania 

 Box & Luml)er Company ; C. C. Coolbaugh, C. C. Coolbaugh & Son Company ; 

 Ralpli Souder. Hallowell & Sons. 



