January 25, 1019 



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the Blount Plow Company president tor the ensuing year. Among the 

 directors chosen are B. F. VonBehren of the VonBehren Manufacturing 

 Company, Daniel Wertz of Maley & Wertz. Eward W. Ploeger of the Globe- 

 Bosse-World Furniture Company and II. C. Kleymeyer of the Sta.ndard 

 Brick Manufacturing Company. John H. Rohsenherger of the Buehner 

 Chair Company and field secretary of the Xational Rivers and Harbors 

 Congress was "elected as the vice-president for the association in the 

 Chamber of Commerce. 



=-< MEMPHIS >• 



Endorsement by unanimous vote of the wori; of the farm development 

 bureau of the Chamber of Commerce and appropriation of $500 for 

 Armenian relief were the outstanding features of the regular semi-monthly 

 meeting of the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis this afternoon. H. J. M. 

 Jorgensen presided and the usual luncheon was served. The attendance 



was full. 



C. J. Haase, chairman of the farm development bureau of the Chamber 

 of Commerce, addressed the club, with particular reference to the bear- 

 ing of the activities of this organization on the growth of Memphis as an 

 industrial center. The burden of his statement was that Memphis would 

 grow industrially and commercially in proportion to the development ot 

 the agricultural "resources of the territory tributary to this city and that 

 lumbermen who were operating saw mills in Memphis would be able to sell 

 their hardwood output for nearer full value to industries in Memphis than 

 to those in other centers. He further declared that lands owned by lum- 

 bermen would appreciate in value as the advancement of scientific farm- 

 ing, under the leadership of the bureau, proceeded, and that they would 

 be the direct beneficiaries of this increase. Col. S. B. Anderson, Walljer 

 L. Wellford. J. H. Uines and A. C. Lange spoke in support of the work 

 of the bureau and on motion the activities of this organization were 

 unanimously indorsed and a committee of five was appointed to help raise 

 funds to carry on its work. The bureau lias already secured $84,000 of 

 the $90,000 required, leaving only $6000 to be secured. The committee is 

 composed of S. B. Anderson, chairman ; J. H. Uines, J. W. McClure, R. H. 

 Darnell and W. L. Crenshaw. 



The house committee reported that it had employed Miss Corrington 

 as assistant secretary of the club for another year, and that it had rein- 

 stated its employment bureau, which merged its activities last September 

 with the employment service maintained by the government. 



F. T. Dooley, chairman of the entertainment committee, announced that 

 there would be a dance, under the auspices of the Lumbermen's Club, at 

 the Colonial Country Club the evening of January 31, and that this would 

 be preliminary to another big social function that would be given by this 

 organization February 22. The club practically suspended its social acHv- 

 Ities during the war, but the plans of the entertainment committee are 

 such as to indicate that these will be resumed on a big, it not an unprece- 

 dented, scale. 



Two new members were elected, L. K. Salsbury, head of the Mississippi 

 Delta Planting Company, which has a big hardwood mill at Scott, Miss., 

 and J. F. Mingea, Tustin Hardwood Lumber Company, Memphis. This 

 brings the membership to 208. Two new applications were reported l)y 

 the membership committee. 



=■< LOUISVILLE >- 



At a meeting ot the Louisville Hardwood Club held on Tuesday, January 

 21, several members reported receipts of very good orders, principally in 

 oak and poplar, and the general trade reports a far better demand and a 

 better outlook than has been experienced since the armistice was signed. 

 All members had secured enough business during the week to make them 

 optimistic and cheerful. An interesting feature of the present demand is 

 in that it is all for immeiliate shipment, and the trade is enabled to tak.' 

 care of immediate shipment due to not being tied up on contracts, and due 

 to good traffic conditions. Xo contract business is being booked at the 

 present time. 



The Louisville Hardwood Club at a meeting held the previous week went 

 on record as being opposed to government control of railroads, and adopted 

 resolutions similar to those adopted by the Southern Hardwood Traffic 

 Association, calling on congress to return the roads to private owners at 

 the earliest possible moment. 



It is reported that high water in the South is interfering somewhat with 

 production; due to inability to get logs out. However, there has been 

 very little snow or ice south ot the Mason and Dixon line this year, and 

 streams are generally open. 



The Wood Mosaic Company at New Albany has a very fair log stock 

 on hand, and is getting logs in nicely at the present time. The company 

 is working up a considerable amount ot stuff into fiooring, figuring upon 

 an excellent demand a little later on. 



The Kentucky Retail Lumber Dealers' Association is scheduled to meet 

 in Louisville on February 11 and 12. Headquarters will be at the Seelbach 

 hotel. About one hundreil or more lumbermen will be present at this 

 meeting, as a number of important matters relative to spring business are 

 to be taken up. 



It is reported that retail lumber dealers out through the state have 

 been buying very well during the past ten days for immediate delivery to 

 take care of spring business. It is believed that there will be a consider- 

 able volume of small building undertaken in the spring, as high paid 



LONG-BELL 



LUMBER 



BRANDED 



The Long-Bell Lumber Company, 

 the largest manufacturer of Southern 

 Pine in the United States, announces 

 that hereafter all its lumber and 

 timbers will be branded. All lum- 

 ber will carry the trade-mark, which 

 is mechanically stamped on one end 

 of each piece, and timbers will have 

 the same mark stenciled upon them. 

 That trade-mark — 



i pnG-ReLL 



is "The Mark on Quality Lumber." 



Long-Bell lumber products have 

 long held a well merited reputation 

 for uniform high quality. Since 

 they are now trade-marked, the re- 

 tail lumber dealer who sells these 

 products will get the full benefit of 

 their good reputation. 



For bigger, better 

 business, place your 

 orders for Long-Bell 

 branded lumber. 



THE LONG-BELL 

 LUMBER CO. 



R. A. Long Bldg. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



Manufacturer of Southern Pine, Itardwood, oak fiooring, and 

 creosoted posts, poles and wood blocks. 



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