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HARDWOOD RECORD 



far out 111 ilh oidinnry. The Lumbermen's Club of Slempbls bas a 

 nation Willi', inli'cd cvin an International, reputation as a host and 

 tbose wbo knew the personnel of the entertainment committee feel sure 

 that this reputation will be enhanced rather than diminished by the fea- 

 tures arranseil for this occasion. 



The Lumlirfmen's Club of Memphis did not have an annual banquet 

 during the i)«st year and after it was decided to extend the invitations 

 already rol'ifred to. it was deemed best that this function should be 

 made the b»sis of the entertainment features. The members of the club 

 who attend this banquet will pay for their own plates, but an outside 

 fund is being arranged to take care of all other expenses in connection 

 wJth tills function and the raisins of the money in question is in such 

 good baiiijs that there is no doubt that there will be plenty of funds 

 forthcnniing. There will be plenty of good things to eat and drink and 

 there will likewise probably be either a cabaret show or a theatrical per- 

 formance to add to the gaiety of the occasion. The exact date has not 

 been Uxed and it cannot be definitely settled until the committee has 

 heard from the clubs at Nashville and Louisville with reference to 

 whether or not \ov. 15 will suit. It is hoped by lumbermen here that 

 that date can be arranged in order that the new gum organization, to be 

 formally launched that day, may be started oil under the most auspi- 

 cious circumstances possible. If Nov. 13 can be used it is expected that 

 there will be from 300 to 400 lumbermen here and that lumber history 

 along certain lines will be written in red letters. 



The meeting on Nov. 1 was attended by about eighty members and 

 was one of the most enthusiastic held thus far this season. Very little 

 business was transacted, aside from the foregoing, but the members were 

 in a happy frame of mind and entered heartily into the spirit of the 

 occasion. 



The river and rail committee reported that it was continuing the work 

 assigned to it by 'the club, while the membership committee reported one 

 new applicant. Three new members were elected, as follows : Associate — 

 Eugene Woods. Woods Lumber Comp.tny, Millington, Tenn : active — 

 C. K. Tustin, local manager of the T. B. Stone Lumber Company, Cin- 

 cinnati, and G. E. Bockendorf, who has charge of the local interests of 

 the Long-Knight Lumber Company, Indianapolis. 



The club took no definite action regarding representation at the fortb- 

 coming National Conservation Congress to be hold at Washington, 

 Nov. 18-20. 



Definite Plans for Gum Association 



Lumber interests at Memphis are looking forward with much pleasure 

 to the adjourned meeting of the red gum conference which is to be held 

 Nov. 15 at the Hotel Gayoso. It was practically decided at the meeting 

 held here Oct. 18 that a permanent red gum association would be formed 

 and a committee was appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws, 

 agree upon a name for the organization and fix the date and place for 

 the holding of its meetings. This committee held an important meet- 

 ing following the adjournment of the conference and a number of the 

 members of this committee met in St. Louis Saturday. Nov. 1. to fur- 

 ther discuss the work assigned to them. It is anticipated that this 

 committee will have its report ready to submit Nov. 13 and that the 

 new organization will be formally launched at that time. 



It cannot be stated that the conference has had any perceptible effect 

 so far on the market for red gum. It is noteworth.v, however, that the 

 discovery that there was onl.v a moderate amount of red gum on sticks 

 bas had a wholesome influence on holders, making them rather firmer in 

 their views. The conference has meant a great deal to Memphis because 

 of the widespread interest here in the welfare of red gum and it has 

 been a subject of much discussion among lumbermen as well as in other 

 business circles. The Business Men"s Club has asked to be allowed to 

 assist in boosting red gum in every way possible and it is probable that 

 this organization will be given an opportunity to do so. It is suggested 

 that a publicity campaign will be waged in the near future, in order that 

 the market for red gum may be broadened, and in this event particular 

 attention will be paid to the foreign situation. It is felt that there is 

 a wide field for the use of red gum among foreign consumers of southern 

 hardwoods and some of the red gum manufacturers believe that pub- 

 licity work in this quarter will result in splendid returns. 



The committee appointed at the last red gum conference to secure 

 the names of all the manufacturers of gum in the country has been 

 quite busy. A letter has been sent out to all the manufacturers whose 

 names have been obtainable but, for fear that some might have been 

 missed, M. B. Cooper, chairman of this committee, has asked that a 

 copy of the letter mailed to manufacturers be published in Hardwood 

 Record so that every manufacturer might have an invitation to attend 

 the meeting Nov. 15 and participate therein. The letters follows : 



Are you a red gum manufacturer? If so, come to Memphis on Nov. 15 

 and absorb some of the "get together" spirit that has pervaded the ranks 

 of the gum manufacturers as the outcome of our preliminary meeting Oct. 

 18, where an annual production of 220,000,000 feet'was represented. 



Our next meeting is called for the purpose of perfecting a permanent 

 organization and we need your support. 



Tou may not realize now what an organization of this kind can do 

 for you, but you do know that the big slump in gum prices is unwar- 

 ranted as compared with the market on other woods, and that some- 

 thing should be done. 



We know what organization has done for other woods, and the same 



can be done for gum, but not unless we receive the hearty co-operation 

 of I'very producer, whiiher large or small. 



If you have a neighbor producing gum, we appoint you a committee of 

 one to personally Invite him to attend this meeting, for the more repre- 

 sentative our organization the more quickly and surely will we get results. 



The meeting is called for Nov. 13, 10 a. m., at Hotel Gayoso, Memphis, 

 Tenn., and the committee will appreciate a note from you advising that 

 you will be present. 



riease bring to this meeting for statistical purposes a careful state- 

 ment of your gum production for twelve months ending Oct. 31, 1913. 

 I'lease keep the red and sap iiroduction separate, as well as the amounts 

 used for your own consuiniition in the way of box sliooks, etc. 



Philadelphia Golfers Active 



The rhlladelphia Lumbermen's Golf Club, through the courtesy of 

 Joseph 1". Comegys, played Its game for October on the links of the 

 Sprlnghaven Country Club. After several days of unpropitiotis weather, 

 the day broke clear and cold for the season, but with oxygen filled lungs 

 the golfers entered into the game with keen vigor. There was more 

 than the usual interest, as two big prizes, one presented by the New 

 York Lumber Trade Journal, the other by ex-President Frank Buck, were 

 to be awarded. The game was divided into seven foursomes and was 

 played on a course which was in excellent condition. The regular monthly 

 prizes fell as follows : F. A. Benson and John H. SchoCeld tied for first 

 and second prizes, each having a score of 83 net. A toss-up gave the 

 first prize, a pair of golf shoes, to Mr. Benson : the second, a set of golf 

 balls, went to Mr. Schofield. Eli B. Hallowell and William P. Shearer 

 tied for third prize with a net score of 84. Mr. Shearer, by a toss-up, 

 won a pair of golf gloves. 



At G :30 a sumptuous dinner was served, after which the regular busi- 

 ness meeting was in order. In the absence of both the president and 

 vice-president, Frank Buck, ex-president of the club, presided. With 

 the exception of a vote of thanks to Joseph P. Comegys and the Spring- 

 haven Country Club nothing of special interest came up. Ben C. Currie 

 of Currie & Campbell, last year's secretary of the club and recently 

 elected treasurer, having made the best net score of the season, was 

 awarded the Buck prize, a superb 400-day hall clock, six feet in height, 

 and having made the greatest number of points of the season, he also 

 won the New York Lumber Trade Journal prize, a handsomely designed 

 silver cup, standing eighteen inches high. Mr. Currie was overwhelmed 

 that his friends should have been so munificent, but there was a general 

 rejoicing at his deservedly good fortune, as the popular Ben has from the 

 beginning talcen a profound interest in the club and been indefatigable in 

 his efforts to promote its success. He was called upon for a speech, but 

 for once the fluent Ben was speechless, his heart was far too full for 

 utterance ; all ho was equal to was : "Boys, what will you have V" — and 

 they had. It is needless to say the closing scene was one of high good 

 cheer and merriment supreme. It was decided at this meeting to have 

 one more game in November and it was left to the executive committee 

 to decide as to the grounds. F. A. Benson has offered those of the Phila- 

 delphia Athletic Club, 



Enlisting Architects in Behalf of Lumber 



A world-wide movement to induce architects to give lumber the. prefer- 

 ence in their specifications was the object of the largest banquet the 

 Lumbermen's Club of St. Louis ever held. It was given at the Mercantile 

 Club Tuesday evening, Oct. 28. There were approximately ISO guests and 

 members present. 



The club had as its guests, on this occasion, over seventy prominent 

 architects from St. Louis, Kansas City and other cities, and they were 

 shown the advantages in the use of lumber over substitutes. 



The movement was suggested by Julius Seidel, one of the largest retail 

 lumbermen in the city. The movement was discussed with the members 

 of the club, and it was derided to have an architects' night. It was 

 planned to have them addressed by leading lumber manufacturers who' 

 would show certain things as to the supply, cost, durability, adaptability 

 and other advantages in regard to lumber. 



Capt. J. B. White and R. A. Long, both well-known lumber manufac- 

 turers from Kansas City, were the speakers from the viewpoint of manu- 

 facturers and Julius Seidel of St. Louis from that of the retailer. 



Following the banquet President Thos. C. Whitmarsh, after a short 

 preliminary in which he said there would be no business transacted, said 

 the club was specially honored by having such well-known and prominent 

 lumbermen as Capt. White and Mr. Long present. He stated that the 

 architects were the ones the club wanted to talk to about lumber products. 

 They did the planning of buildings. He wished to assure them that the 

 supply of lumber was not exhausted and that prices were not too high. 

 He urged the yellow pine people to advertise in the newspapers in order 

 to offset the publicity given vo substitutes for lumber. 



Capt. White then said that there was no cause to be alarmed over the 

 lumber situation. He declared that there was one-half as much lumber in 

 the United States today as there was 100 years ago. With reforesting 

 the lumber supply would never give out in this country. He stated in the 

 course of his remarks that there was no substitute for lumber, that the 

 architects should help mould public sentiment to know the various uses 

 of the various woods, that they should educate the user not to search for 

 substitutes, but to use the best wood for the purposes required, that the 

 great talk of the increasing cost of lumber was a story started and main- 

 tained 'oy the substitute competitor. 



