December 25. 1918 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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meeting will be the most important in the history o£ this organization 

 because the growth in membership has been larger than in any previous 

 year and because of the many problems with which the association has 

 had to deal on ac«nint of the war. Added interest is also derived from 

 the fact that there are many new phases of traffic and transportation 

 matters because of the sudden ending of the war and the readjustmen 

 that is involved in transition from a war to a peace tooting. Ana it 

 may also be noted that the association is on the eve of launclung an 

 export department that will handle bookings, rates, charters and other 

 phases of the foreign and coast-wise movement of lumber aid forest 

 products It is also considering opening other offices m important hard- 

 wood lumber manufacturing and distributing centers and has other big 

 matters on which the membership will be asked to pass. 



Features of the meeting will be the report of J. H. Townshend, secre- 

 tary-manager. dealing with the activities of this association ;l""°g ''>" 

 past year, and the address of James E. Stark, retiring president, who 

 will have important recommendations to submit to the body. 



The election of officers will be held during the forenoon of the day ot 

 the annual meeting. Two nominating committees have been appointed 

 by President Stark to select candidates for president, first vice-president, 

 second vice-president, treasurer, and seven directors for three years. 

 These committees are known as "Boxes" and •■Flats." The former is 

 composed of John W. McClure, S. B. Anderson and W. A Kansom^ Th. 

 latter consists of R. L. Jurden. Frank B. Robertson and C. B. Dudlej . 

 It is regarded as highly probable that these committees, following a 

 well-established precedent, will nominate the same set of officers. 



Giles Wright Leaves Lenox Saw Mill Company 



The following announ,ement comes from W. D. Johnston, vice-presldeivt 

 of the Lenox Saw Mill Company. I.enox. Ky.. and president of the Amer- 

 ican Lumber & Manufacturing Company. Pittsburgh. Pa., regarding the 

 resignation of Giles Wright, who has been vice-president and general man- 

 aeer of the company : . , . . 



on account of ill health. Giles Wright ^'^^ ^'^^fi^^^^^'l^' ■■"»% Co?lins 



the operation of a saw mill. 



William Morse Dwight Dies 



William Morse Dwight. vice-president and manager of the Dwight Luni- 

 ber Company. Detroit, Mich., died at his home. 125 Lodge avenue. Detr.u . 

 on the evening of December 19. With his father, the late A. A. Dwight. 

 he founded the Dwight Lumber Company in 1866 and was active m its 

 affairs until taken ill late in Novenil)er. , ^ „ ^.- ,,„<, 



Mr Dwight was born in Detroit on July 8. 184G. and at all times has 

 taken active interest in city affairs and everything associated with the 



'""Cf^n^^^as held from the home at 2 o'clock Monday afternoou. 

 December 23. 



Pertinent Information 



The Fifth Liberty Loan 



It has now been detinitely announced that the fifth liberty loan will 

 be called "in the spring." The exact time has not been fixed, nor has any 

 official announcement been made of the amount of loan, or the rate of 

 interest. Unofficially, it has been stated that the call will range between 

 five and seven billion dollars, and it is believed that the rate will be four 

 and a half per cent and the term considerably shorter than the forme. 



loans. 



Colors and Combmattons 



Clothing matters and lumber terms do not always go well together 

 An exchange says that "Mrs. Wilson wore a dark mahogany gown trimmed 

 with punk." 



The Cut of Hardwood Lumber 

 The December offlcLal bulletin of the National Hardwood Lumber As- 

 sociation contains some interesting figures on the sawmill output of hard- 

 wood lumber during the past year. Speaking of the manner of collect.nfe 

 the statistics, and the reason for doing it. the bulletin has this to say : 



At the request of the government, we have lately placed before our 

 members an official questionnaire requesting figures touching the volume 

 of their annual outputs. The object of this inquiry was of a dual nature, 

 the information in question being wanted not only tor statistica pur- 

 noses but also as a distributional guide in connection with war work. 

 While the war has ended, the pertinent need of the data covered by 



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