HARDWOOD RECORD 



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«t> rciuli llu' ««(• 111 iissoflntlun work wlion iiulforni liis|ip<lloii iiilus nri' 

 «do|iti'<l. ilio miiniifiuliiri'is, dcali'i-s niiil consumers boeoiiu' fiimilinr with 

 ihi' griulin!;. we will Hiid we will tlioreliy rllmlnnto claims to the minimum. 



Most claims result from mlsiindcrstiinillngs, errors. Sliow ine a mini 

 who never makes an i-rror and I will show you a man who never does 

 anything and one until for your nelKhlior. Mo8t of us prollt hy errors 

 occasionally made. 



Since the formation of our lumber associations, great good hns been 

 accoFxnplished, the short practices as carried on by the unscrupulous and 

 get-rlchquick element, whether manufacturer, dealer or consumer, has 

 practically been eliminated. Tlius we may add that hy the I'orinallon 

 of these associations the value, individually or collectively. Is Inesti- 

 mable. Through organization, co-operation and federation of associations 

 and clubs, great things may and are being accomplished. 



Membership In our association has not grown very strong during the 

 past year. Your board and membership committee have already con- 

 sidered for membership to this association the following : 



Mass-Xeiraeyer I..umber Company, Indianapolis. 



Bacon Lumber t'onipany, Indianapolis. 



Goodwin Lumber Company, i'leasant Lake. 



Schleyer Company, Cincinnati. O. 



W. T. Tliompson Veneer Compan.v. Edinburg. 



K. \V. Monger Company. KIkliart. 



The Central Lumber Company, Akron. 



J. M. Hubbtll & .Son. ratricksburg. 



Kohm Hros. & Co.. Uockvllle. 



\Vm. I'nulin. Jr.. Middletou. O. 



K. E. Louden. Salem. 



E. E. Mitchell. Indianapolis. 



.las. D. Cummings. Zelma. 



Hammon & Schoiler. Crawfordsville. 



.Vlong the membership line we have. I dare say, hundreds in our state 

 who ought to identity themselves with this association. Many would 

 Join us if a personal friend should approach them, when a stranger 

 would simply be cast aside. I should Ukt- to see more personal solicitation. 



Much has been said pro and con as to the advisability of the con- 

 templated raising of freight rates by the railroad companies to an 

 amount, as they state, of five per cent. I do not believe there Is a man In 

 our gathering here today but that desires and wants that the common 

 carriers ought and should have just and fair compensation tor their 

 capital invested, but I do believe most of you. if not all. teel that lum- 

 ber rates are now too high, and higher in proportion than hundreds of 

 other commodities, and it would seem that lumber is discriminated 

 against. .\n increase of five p'fer cent means to you, on a fltty-cent rate. 

 a loss of from tive to ten dollars per car of lumber, owing to size of cars 

 loaded. 



Itecently on a local shipment of 1..S00 feet of 4/4" dry cottonwood 

 box boards from Helena. Ark., to Louisville, Ky., freight was paid to 

 the amount of Jii.s.uO, a fifty-cent rate. Invesligation found this to be the 

 published rate, which is fourth class, ^'alue of this lot of lumber at 

 mill point was $.")9.40. On this basis you will note it takes almost 1.000 

 feet of lumber to pay freight charges on 2,000 feet, or half the lumber 

 to pay its own freight. No doubt many instances of this sort have been 

 brought to your attention, not only of your own direct shipments, but 

 those made by fellow lumbermen. 



As opportunity affords. I believe, our association should give its 

 moral support toward defense against any raising of rates of lumber ; 

 we should also assist flnancially, it need be ; but to do so we would have 

 to levy an assessment or through voluntary subscription, as from our 

 regular dues we do not derive sufficient funds to permit our doing so. 



\V. W. Knight introduced Henry H. Hornbrooke, a prominent 

 attorney of Indianapolis, who did much to clarify the federal in- 

 <-oine tax in the minds of the lumbermen present. After review- 

 ing the events leading up to this legislation and speaking briefly 

 as to its feasibility, he went into the various articles, lie confined 

 his remarks mainly to such phases of the laws concerning the 

 average man. He grouped those coming under the law as "indi- 

 viduals, members of partnerships and corporations," This talk 

 80 clearly and sensibly set forth the features of the act that it 

 is reproduced in another section of this issue of Hardwood Record 

 as a separate article, under the heading "Clear Analysis of In- 

 come Tax," 



Treasurer James Buckley, Brook ville, then read the treasurer's 

 report, which showed a balance on hand last report of $495,2.3; 

 receipts during the year, $.570; disbursements, .$640.85, leaving 

 a balance on hand at the date of the meeting of $424.38, 



Fred S, Underhill of Philadelphia, who was a delegate for the 

 National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association to the National 

 Conservation Congress at Washington, spoke interestingly regard- 

 ing what happened at that gathering. He was enthusiastic in 

 his praise of the forestry committee, which, because of the great 

 amount of work it had before it, met separately from the general 

 congress. 



\V, A. (Jul 111 io of Indianapolis, chuiriiian of the tran.sportation 

 committee, said that there was very little to report, as under 

 present conditions all rpiestlons have to be put up to the Public 

 rtilities Conimission of the state. 



President Perrine then appointed as nominating coiiiniittee: 

 ('. II. Harnaby, J. V. Sfimson and W. A. Guthrie. 



W. .\. Guthrie reporteil for the forestry committee and re- 

 vieweil the development of forestry measures in the state of 

 Indiana. He said that the state board was created in 1901. It 

 was inexperienced and its methods of procedure were not the 

 best. He v\'cnt on to say that 200,000 acres of land were liought 

 iuid improved and devoted mainly to planting experiments. Mr. 

 (iuthrie further said that throughout the state there is remark- 

 able enthusiasm regarding tree planting, but very little real 

 knowledge of the possibilities and proper methods to pursue. The 

 ob.ject of the experiments is to determine proper species of trees 

 to plant for future monetary returns. He went on to sav' that 

 with the decreasing supply of hardwood stumpage in the state, 

 lumbermen ai-e now buying second and third growth and that he 

 himself had paid more for timber from a third cutting than he 

 had for a first cutting on the same tract. He said that the de- 

 velopment of planting is handicapped seriously by fire and tax 

 laws; that the habits of ihe inhabitants of the state are care- 

 less regarding the handling of fires, and that strict laws, rigidly 

 enforced, in this connection would very materially help the 

 situation. 



W. W. Knight, chairman of the committee on trade conditions, 

 then read a short and interesting report, which said that the 

 chief influences that have affected the business during the past 

 year have been tarift' and currency legislations. He prophesied 

 that the tariff bill would not fulfill the promises made and that 

 the benefits promised will not materialize, but that nevertheless 

 the bill is passed and business men know where they are at re- 

 garding this influence. He went on to say that the American 

 lieople are extravagant and must expect bad times occasionally, 

 and that the present stringency in business should not be unduly 

 alarming. He then said that trade reports for the last two 

 weeks had been much more favorable than heretofore; that the 

 New York automobile show has been very satisfactory and that 

 buyers in Grand Rapids and Chicago furniture sales have already 

 jilaeed good orders. He looks, hence, for reasonable business 

 during the year, 



George S. Wood, manager of the Forest Products Exposition, 

 spoke briefly regarding that proposition, emphasizing the fact 

 that it is entirely non-factional as far as the different branches 

 of the lumber business are concerned. He cited instances which 

 prove the necessity of greater knowledge of wood and its proba- 

 bilities not only among the laymen but among such professional 

 men as architects who came into daily contact with its uses, 



J. V, Stimson then presented a resolution endorsing the Forest 

 Products Exposition and urging participation in it on the part 

 of the individual members of the association. 



The nominating committee then reported offering the following 

 nominations for ofiice during the ensuing year: 



President — C. H. Kramer, Richmond. 



KiRST VicE-PttEsiDKNT — Bcdua Youug, Evansvllle, 



Seco.nd Vice-President — Walter Crim, Salem. 



Secretary — Edward Richardson, Indianapolis. 



Treasurer — James Buckley, Brookvllle, 



Board of Directors — C. II. Barnaby, George Palmer, W. A. Guth- 

 rie, J. V. Stimson. Samuel Bnrkholder, Claude Maley. Frank Gal- 

 bralth, Haines Egbert, W. W. Knight, E. A. Swain, George Waters, 

 II. C. Jacoby, Erank Reynolds, Erank Sbeppard, Van B. Perrine, John 

 .M. Woods, East Cambridge, Mass. 



The newly elected president then took the chair and after 

 acknowledging the honor bestowed upon him, asked if there was 

 any new business to come before the meeting. Inasmuch as 

 nothing new was offered, the meeting adjourned. 



Nothing much can be said regarding the banquet which took 

 place in the main dining room of the Denison in the evening, 

 except that for entertainment features, attendance, talks, good 



