HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Some Things Worth Knowing Regarding Next Meeting Place 

 National Wholesalers 



MiiiiliiTs iif (h'' ItulTald li:i<li- .■\hiliii tli.ii- appr-oliitlon of tlio honor of 

 tuiiitaining ilio next convfnllon of ilic National Wholesale Lumber Dealers" 

 Association, iind also their strict up-lo-Oaleness by Issuing au exhaustive 

 description of the many pleasing leninres to be encountered in Buffalo, 

 and Ihe many advantases the city offers as a convention city. 



Tills booklet says that lUiffalo is forty-two square miles in area ; the 

 population. 40G.0O0; the value of exports In ]!)12 was $60,705,000 and 

 lumber receipts in that year were ?]28.67-l,000. Pig Iron production. 

 1.720,000 tons. In l'.U2, 3,820 vessels cleared from Ituffalo and 3,799 

 v.ssels arrived. Tliere we^'e S,925 tons of coal shipped via lake during 

 tir.tt year. 



l"he city has most excellent police and school systems, having one new 



I linlcal high school under construction which will cost $2,000,000. 



Seventeen railroads enter the city with 2,10 passenger trains dailj' and 

 the city trackage is 700 miles. The Niagara tunnels are within twenty 

 miles from Buffalo and power is delivered in Buffalo at one-third less 

 than cost of horse power from Ihe streams in unlimited quantities. 



The Lackawanna Steel Company, the largest and most complete individ- 

 ual plant in the world Is located at Buffalo. This company has $60,000,000 

 capital. It has a separate breakwater a mile long and a capacious 

 private harbor. 



IVatures worth seeing are : Buffalo l'niverslt.v. the stock .yards, the 

 second largest in the world ; parks, they being six ;n number ; the Buffalo 

 Historical Society : Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, and the Buffalo 

 Fine Art Academy. 



In addition. Buffalo has the largest automobile club in Ihe world and 

 also has located at Clarence. N. V.. seventeen 1111163 out, one of the finest 

 country club houses that can be found anywhere. M. M. Wall, trustee 

 of the National Wholesalers' association has been elected president of the 

 country club for the second time, so that, weather permitting, those in 

 attendance will be well entertained. 



Northern Graders Hold Meetings 



Secretary R. S. Kellogg of the Northern Hemlock and Ilardwoiul Manu- 

 facturers' Association. Wausau. Wis., has issued the dates and places of 

 meetings of the various gatherings of yard foremen and graders of 

 members of that association. The first meeting was .Tanuar.v 6 at Green 

 Ba.v. Wis., at the Beaumont Hotel. The second meeting was held at the 

 .Milliman Hotel. Iron Mountain. Mich., on Wednesda.v. January 7. The 

 third was held at the Knight Hotel. Ashland, Wis.. Thursday. January S. 

 The Galloway Hotel, Eau Claire, will be the location for the fourth meet- 

 iing. January 9, while the last meeting will take place at Wausau, Wis.. 

 January 10. 



These meetings are for the purpose of promoting better understanding 

 ' r methods and care of grading stock. 



'I'he importance of these gatherings Is easily appreciated. 



Philadelphia Exchange in New Year's Reunion 



The Philadeliiliia I.jmbernu*n's Exchange held its annual reunion. 

 always a function of high good cheer and Jolly camaraderie, as usual, on 

 the last day of the old ,vear. Th; attendance of members and friends was 

 large. At 12 M. sharp an elaborate luncheon was served in Grlflith 

 Hall, after which a mental regalement followed In the shape of a high- 

 class vaudeville show. Professor Philip J. Pollltz headed the program 

 with some soul-stirring marches, after which the trio — Cripts. Eva and 

 Penn — did some fine entertaining in the way of dancing and singing. 

 rred Duprey. a favorite comedian, followed with his side-splitting aciing 

 and storj' telling, and after him. as a reversal of entertainment. "Leo- 

 nardo." a .voung harpist, filled the air with the sweetest of old and familiar 

 melodies. Joe Field, a well-known personator and humorist, followed and. 

 as usual, delighted his audience with his wonderful imitation of well- 

 known characters. This closed an all-round enJo.val)le celebration of th" 

 passing of the old year, and the prospect of many renewals gave cheer to 

 the parting that followed. The success of the entertainment Is due to 

 George A. Howes, chairman. George Kod^mi n. Paul P. Pearson, J. Edward 

 -tnith and W. H. Wyatt of the ollici' and entertainment committee. 



Cincinnati Club Holds Monthly Meeting 



.\t the last monthly meeting of the Lumbermen's Club of Cincinnati 

 Ihe entertainment committee was requested to prepare a special enter- 

 tainment for the January meeting, and those members of the club who 

 attended that meeting were highly entertained. The meeting was held on 

 January 5 at the unique "German village." which was especially built for 

 stag parties of this kind by the Wiedemann Brewing Company of New- 

 port, Ky., just across the river. Sixty-flve members sat down at 6 : .".'i 

 p. m. to a delicious beefsteak and pitch potato dinner. The feature of the 

 entertainment was a cabaret show which continued during the dinner and 

 was received with hearty encore after each turn. 



Immediately after dinner President Hagcmeyer called the meeting to 

 order. Secretary Bolser read the minutes of the previous meeting, follow- 

 ing which several communications were read and disposed of. 



On account of removal from the city to the iilant at Conasauga. TiMin.. 

 of the Conasauga Lumber Company's general olflces. the resignation of the 

 firm was accepted with regrets. 



The Midland Lumber Company was reinstated to membership, it having 

 temporarily dropped out. 



.■\n Invitation from the Indiana Lumbermen's Association to its conven- 



tion to be held on January 14 at Indianapolis, Ind.. was received, and 

 many members signided their Intention of attending. 



The square deal policy of the club was again very much in evidence — 

 one case between two firms was settled at this meeting and another re- 

 ferred to a special committee for decision, after which the meeting 

 adjourned. 



Hemlock and Hardwood Operations 



Eigures showing the cut and shipments of lumber by the Northern Hem- 

 lock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association in 1913 have been sent 

 out by 1!. S. Kellogg, secretary, as follows : 



Wood. Feet Cut. Feet Shipped. 



Hemlock 446,512,000 443,762,000 



Ash 7,003.000 7,.S71).000 



Basswood 47,951.00(1 ."i0.707.000 



Birch 85,950.00(1 !i7.!i(10.O00 



Elm 26,491.0(10 28,><72.000 



Maple 82,744.(1(1(1 s.!.095,000 



Oak 3,20.''.. 1 3,(;.-i.S.000 



Mixed hardwoods 83,43.s.immi 32.s74,000 



Total hardwoods 336,872.000 305,655,000 



All woods 783,294,000 749,417,000 



Excess of cut over shipments, 33,877,000. 



Nearly the entire excess of cut over shipments occurs in the mixed hard- 

 woods. In fact, except a slight excess in the case of hemlock, none is 

 shown elsewhere. The accumulation of stock amotints to about four per 

 cent of the cut. 



Annual Meeting of Southern Hardwood Traffic Bureau 



The Southern Hardwood Traffic Bureau held its annual election at 

 Memphis on January 6, at which the old officers and directors were 

 chosen for another year. The officers are as follows : President, George 

 D. Burgess, Uusse & Burgess, Inc. ; first vice-president. Walker Wellford. 

 Chicasaw Cooperage Company ; second vice-president, C. D. Hendrickson, 

 C. D. Hendrickson Lumber Company ; secretary-manager, J. H. Town- 

 shend. all of Memphis. John W. McClure of the Beilgrade Lumber Com- 

 pan.v. Memphis, is treasurer of the bureau and will serve during 1914. 



On January 7 the regular business sessions were held with about 

 seventy-five in attendance. A pleasing luncheon was served at the meet- 

 ing place, the Hotel Chlsca. Reports were read by president Burgess, 

 treasurer McClure and Manager Townshend. 



President Burgess said fourteen complaints had been filed with the 

 Interstate Commerce Commission up to January 1, that seven had been 

 heard and six decided favorably. The Memphis- New Orleans case was the 

 only one lost, although this decision was partially successful as the rail- 

 roads advanced ^lisslssippl rates to New Orleans while the commission 

 declined to permit the advance to stand. He prophesied that the re- 

 duction of present rates would be effected within the year. 



Commenting on discrimination in ocean rates, he said that investiga- 

 tion disclosed rank discrimination against Memphis In export rates and 

 that a reduction had been asked to Galveston which. It granted, will open 

 up a new port to the Memphis territory. Commenting on proposed five 

 per cent advance in general freight rates, president Burgess stated that 

 the matter should not be allowed to pass without the lumber trade offering 

 all possible information to the Interstate Commerce Commission. 



He then reviewed the value of close association work, told of the pur- 

 pose and accomplishments of the traffic bureau and its benefits and in 

 conclusion thanked the bureau of governors for their support. 



Report of treasurer McClure showed that the finances of the associa- 

 tion are In healthy condition. 



Manager Townshend expressed himself as pleased with results accom- 

 plished during the short space of one year past. He stated that in the 

 Canadian rate case a saving of from five to twenty dollars per car bad 

 lieen effected as .1 result of the bureau's work. 



He touched upon the New Orleans rate case and then told of the plan 

 on which the bureau is working for assorting and manufacturing arrange- 

 ments to make it possible to ship hardwood lumber into Memphis, have it 

 assorted, graded and dressed and within twelve months re-shipped at the 

 through rate in effect from the point of origin to point of destination 

 plus three dollars per car. He said that other cities already have this 

 arrangement and that It would be of vast Importance to Memphis to 

 secure it also. 



He said that liy insisting upon the rule that where tariffs conflict the 

 lower prevails, the bureau had saved members approximately $10,000 on 

 lumber shipped to Colorado points. Regarding grades, Mr. Townshend 

 said that $13,700 out of $20,800 had been collected. 



Regarding the weighing matter, the report showed that while much 

 had been promised, little had been actually accomplished by the railroads 

 but that the bureau was still pushing the subject and the Interstate Com- 

 merce Commission is conducting Its investigation. Mr. Townshend said 

 he believed that regulations would be put into effect during the next year 

 that would he backed by laws to compel the railroads to correct many 

 evils that have been detrimental to the Interests of shippers. 



The bureau was seeking extension of time for filing of claims under 

 Ihe standard bill of lading and it is expected that this petition will be 

 granted within the year. 



Transit arrangements were also secured by the bureau by which logs 

 can be shipped In and lumber shipped out without regard to the character 

 of either. This arrangement is effective with all the roads except the 



