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Kilward 1". .Vielmiis & Tn., Inc.. 5ii4 Braniiaii stroot. San Francisco. <.'al. 



K. A. Howard & Co.. 'Jli Howard street, San Francisco. Cal. 



I understand tbat recently Japan has developed the sawmill Industry 

 to such au extent that few logs are being shipped at the present time, 

 .lapanese oak lumber running from 1 Inch up In thickness is the prin- 

 cipal product. I believe this Is due to the fact that the Japanese have 

 made a prohibitive price on logs in order to compel users of Japanese 

 oak In this country to purchase the manufactured article. 



I understand that the price of logs delivered In San Francisco runs from 

 J.Si.oO to ?40 per thousand feet. I am unable to give you the amount 

 of lumlx^r manufactured by the Emerson Manufacturing Company and 

 the Western Hardwood r.umbcr Company, but I believe the others listed 

 handle about 5,000.000 feet annually. C S. Smith. 



.\ssistant IMslri.t Fur.'ster. 



Clubs and Associations 



Meeting New York Forest Products Association 



The Empire State Fore-<t I'roducts Association, composed of nearly all 

 the prominent up-state lumber and paper manufacturers, held Its annual 

 meeting at the headquarters of the Merchants' Association, Woolworth 

 building. New York, Xovember 13. A banquet at the MeAlpln in the 

 evening closed the convention of this organization which has shown 

 such an active interest in conservation of natural resources of the Kmpire 

 State. 



The following officers were elected to serve for the next year : 



President — Frank L. Moore, Watertown. N. Y. 



Vice-Pbesident — E. J. Jones, Bradford, Pa. 



Secretary and Tre.\slrer — H. J. indwell, Carthage, X. Y. 



Directors — Rufus U Slsson. Potsdam, N. Y. ; G. P. Gould. Lyons Falls, 

 \. Y. : Charles F. Moore. New York Citv : Ferris L. Jleigs, Xew York City ; 

 F. B. Wilder, Carthage, X. Y. ; E. J. Jones, Bradford, Pa. ; Frank A. Cut- 

 ting, Boston. Mass. 



The meeting occupied part of the forenoon and all the afternoon. There 

 were addresses on all the qiiestions of conservation by prominent public 

 officials and members of th<- lumber and iiaper industry. 



Instructive Meeting Philadelphia Exchange 



The regular monthly meeting of the Philadelphia Lumbermen's Exchange 

 was held in the evening of Xovember 6, President Benjamin Stoker in 

 the chair. These evening meetings which were only tentative have proved 

 a positive success as the augmented attendance bears witness, and there 

 is no talk of a return to the long time afternoon session. A supper of 

 fine appointment was served at 6 :30 on the flrst floor of the building, after 

 which the meeting was called to order in the exchange rooms. After 

 the reading oi the minutes,' a communication from the National Rivers and 

 Harbors Congress was read requesting the exchange to send delegates 

 to represent the exchange at the eleventh annual meeting of the congress, 

 to be held at the New Willard hotel, Washington, D. C, December 3, 4 

 and .'">. A resolution directing the president to appoint delegates as 

 requested was adopted. 'Frederick S. fnderhill of the railroad and trans- 

 portation committee then read the report of his committee, and offered 

 the following resolution, which was adopted ; 



Whereas. The improvements in South Philadelphia, in accordance with 

 plans defined by the Department of Public Works, are of such great benefit 

 to the city, such as the removing of grade crossings, amplifying dock 

 facilities, etc.. leading to vast developments in the down town district, be it 



Resolved, That the Lumbermen's Exchange of Philadelphia recommend 

 to councils the favorable consideration of the plans proposed by the 

 Department of Public Works, and particularly recommend the extension 

 and operation of the Belt Line Company, as set forth in Article 16. 



Mr. T'nderhili. as chairman of the committee representing the exchange 

 at the fire prevention convention, then read an Interesting report of the 

 work accomplished by that body, after which in conformance with the 

 previous announcement of President Stoker, that as a new and interesting 

 feature of these meetings, instructive talks on the methods of business 

 In the past and those emploj-ed at the present time would be given by 

 experienced lumbermen for mutual enlightenment. Robert G. Kay, presi- 

 dent of the Kay Lumber Company, and also an ex-president of the ex- 

 change, was called upon for something concerning the wholesale lumber- 

 men. Mr. Kay was listened to with much Interest as he tackled the ques- 

 tion, whether the wholesaler should or should not sell to the consumer. 

 He maintained that no wholesaler should sell direct to consumers, and 

 ciuwlitlons and price satlsfactor.v, no retailer ought to buy direct from 

 the manufacturer. He gave instances where the retailers went to the 

 manufacturer and brought low-grade lumljer cheaper than wholesalers 

 could buy It. and then sold It at very little profit to contractors and 

 builders. According to the old methods when prices were fixed, Phila- 

 delphia wholesalers and retailers, and retailers of New York and New 

 .Jersey sold Virginia spruce and made money. The wholesaler and retailer 

 should make more money on the capital Invested, and a square deal should 

 be the foremost rule of every member of the exchange. 



William C. MacBrlde. president of the Ilaney-WTiitc Company, spoke 

 in behalf of the retailer. At the start he said he believed every Philadel- 

 phia retailer should buy of the Philadelphia wholesaler, and that the 

 former could afford to pay the latter a little more money. He dwelt on 

 the methods of selling, delivery and collections, and especially referred 

 to the great work done by the credit bureau system established by the 



exchange. He said there ought to 1« a better return of profit on the 

 amount of money Invested in the lumber business. If the competitor wants 

 to sell his goods at a loss let him do it, but don't Imitate him ; the man 

 who sells cheap has to make It up some way or he goes broke. Refcrrrlng 

 to the exchange, Mr. SlacBride said the average high business standing 

 of the members should be a source of pride to every member. 



Herbert N. Casson, vice-president of the H. K. McCann Company, New 

 York, who attended the meeting as the guest of Owen M. Bruner of the 

 Owen M, Bruner Company, gave the boys an Interesting talk on the pre- 

 vailing methods In trade. As to the disposition of the retailer In all lines 

 of trade to buy direct from the manufacturer as stated by Mr. Kay, Mr. 

 Casson humorously compared It to jumping over each other's backs or 

 playing at leapfrog. He took issue with the manufacturers trying to 

 eliminate the wholesaler or jobber, which he regards as a farce. The 

 manufacturer does away with the jobber, then he puts on a manufac- 

 turer's agent to handle his goods ; the manufacturer's agent then becomes 

 the jobber, and the manufacturer is just where he was before. Mr. 

 Casson urged association work, and deplored price cutting as a big mistake. 

 His remarks were much appreciated by all present, and a vote of thanks 

 were extended, after which the meeting adjourned. 



Annual National Chamber of Commerce 



The Chamber of Commerce of the United States will hold Its annual 

 meeting at Washington, D. C, at the New Wllliard hotel, February 11, 

 12 and 13. The National councilors will meet previous to the general 

 session for the purpose of approving of the efforts of the Chamber during 

 the past year, and to make program arrangements for the convention. 

 This meeting will take place on Tuesday. February 10. 



Louisville Club Elects Officers 



On Wednesday. Xovember li;, the Louisville Hardwood Club met in 

 annual session for the purpose of electing new officers and transacting 

 other business. Edward L. Davis, retiring president, was nominated for 

 reelection, but requested that his name be left off the slate, stating that 

 he considered a single term long enough for the services of any one 

 person. He in turn presented for nomination Stuart K. Cecil, secretar.v 

 and treasurer of the Booker-Cecil Company. Mr. Cecil was elected by a 

 decided majority when the ballot was cast. 



The new president is one of the youngest men in the lumber business 

 in Louisville, being only twenty-nine years of age. He is a graduate of 

 Princeton of the class of 1906. His start in the lumber business was 

 in connection with the Xorman Lumber Company of Louisville, with 

 which concern he was identified until the Booker-Cecil Company was 

 organized about two years ago. Mr. Cecil, in spite of his comparative 

 youth, is slated as having the ability to make an excellent presiding 

 officer. 



H. E. Kline, superintendent of the Louisville Veneer iUlls, was elected 

 vice-president, succeeding his father, D. E. Kline, president of tliat con- 

 cern. 



C. M. Sears was elected treasurer of the club for the sixth succeeding 

 term. 



G. D. Crain. Jr., was reelected secretary. 



In Appreciation 



The building committee of the Lumbermen's .\ssociation of* Chicago sub- 

 mitted a report on the progress of Its work In connection with the pro- 

 posed Lumbermen's building to the board of directors of that associa- 

 tion at Its meeting held on November 10. It was shown that the commit- 

 tee has already signed up for 40,000 square feet of floor space, and has 

 immediate prospects of securing some ."i.OOO square feet additional. 



The board recognizing the many business sacrifices that the committee 

 has made in working for the success of the building project, adopted the 

 following resolutions : 



Resolved, That this board of directors tender its sincere thanks to tlie 

 building committee for Its untiring efforts and business sacrifices in work- 

 ing to secure a building that will be of great credit to the lumber trade 

 of Chicago, and be it further 



Resolved, That a vote of thanks be tendered Hardwood Record, Amer- 

 ican Lumberman. The Lumber World Review and the Southern Lumber- 

 man, through the committee, for their great assistance and for the 

 generous manner In which they have given publicity. 



It was further resolved that a copy of these resolutions he sent to the 

 I)apers referred to. 



Annual Meeting of Lumber Exporters 



Hardwood Record Is in receipt of an annouuci luent from the National 

 Lumber Exporters' Association stating that the fourteenth annual meet- 

 ing of tliat organizjition will be held at Chicago January 22 and 23, 1914. 

 Seemingly no definite plans have been made as to program and specific 

 location of the convention lieadquarters. but It is anticipated that further 

 announcements will be forthcoming shortly stating more specifically what 

 the exporters have in mind. 



National Limiber Manufacturers Retain Dr. Von Schrenck 



II is announced that Ihe National Lumber Mannl'acturers' Association 

 has retained Dr. Hermann Von Schrenck of St. Louis as technical engineer 

 of the association. To him will be referred all technical matters concern- 

 ing the mechanical and chemical problems regarding lumber and its treat- 

 ment. Dr. Von Schrenck Is too well known In the lumber trade to need 

 any Introduction. Ills new connection with the National Lumber Manu- 

 facturers' .Xssoclation will materially stn^ngtben tbat association in the 

 authoritative positlou It now holds in connection with the lumber industry. 



