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The liunau has llki-wlse lukeu aiUlitiunal slops toward roicluj; the 

 Louisville & Naslivlllc to grant more favorable transit arrangements than 

 arc now In effect. The other carriers here some time ago consented to 

 the arrangement by which one l<ind of logs could be shipped In and 

 another Itlnd of lumber shipped out and the refund on the logs claimed 

 without regard to the character of the outbound traffic. This has proven 

 of very great advantage to local lumber interests because it has pre- 

 venied a great deal of money from being tied up in the shape of refunds 

 on log shipments held back. EfTorts have been made to perfect similar 

 iirrangements with the Louisville & Nashville, but these have failed, with 

 lie result that the secretary-manager, Mr. Townshend, has been Instructed 

 ■ ■ place the matter before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The 

 ulliclals of the bureau were quite enthusiastic during the recent annual 

 of that body over the accomplishments of the past year .Including this 

 better transit arrangement with the principal lines entering this city, and 

 they are anxious to make it "unanimous." 



This was the flrst meeting held since the recent annual, and in addition 

 to the transaction of the foregoing the board of managers re-elected 

 john \V. McClure of the Belgrade Lumber Company as treasurer and 

 J. H. Townshend as secretary-manager. The board also filled the vacancy 

 caused some time ago by the death of ,Tohn Dwyer. traffic manager of the 

 Lamb-Kish Lumber Company, by the election of W. B. Burke, general 

 manager of the same company, as one of the directors of that organization. 

 It was found that the constitution and by-laws needed some amend- 

 ment, and a committee of three, composed of C. D. Hendrickson, Frank 

 May and W. A. Ransom, was appointed by Chairman Burgess to make 

 recommendations as to the changes desired. These proposed amendments 

 will be voted on at the expiration of sixty days. The bureau was organ- 

 ized little more than a year ago, but it has widened its scope so rapidly 

 that it has outgrown the by-laws that were adopted in the beginning as 

 ti^ntative. 



Three new members were elected at this meeting : J. W. Wheeler & 

 c 0.. Memphis and Madison, Ark. ; The Mark H. Brown Lumber Com- 

 pany, Mounds. Ark., and the Memphis Band Mill Company, Memphis. 

 There is an active campaign under way for new* members, with the goal 

 set at one hundred firms. There are more than sixty at present identified 

 with the bureau and it is proving so useful to all concerned that it is 

 anticipated that little difficulty will be encountered in reaching the de- 

 sired mark. 



St. Louis Lumbermen's Exchange Elects Officers 



The officers elected at a recent meeting of the St. Louis Lumbermen's 

 Exchange, held in that city, resulted as follows : F. H. Smith was re- 

 elected president and II. A. Boeckeler vice-president. The directors 

 elected were ; E. II. Luehrman, T. E. Youngblood, \V. W. Milne, Charles 

 E. Thomas, W. P. .\nderson, Thomas E. Powe, and Franz Waldstein. 



The secretary will be chosen at the flrst meeting of the directors, and 

 it is expected that George McBIair will be re-elected. 



- Memphis Club Gives Banquet 

 One of the most notable gatherings in Merapliis in a long while was 

 on the occasion of the recent prosperity banquet given by the Business 

 Men's Club of Memphis to its members and to invited guests from all 

 parts of the country, including high officials of railroads, bankers, business 

 and professional men. Covers were laid for more than 400 in the new 

 Hotel Chisca. General Luke E. Wright, former Secretary of War under 

 the Taft regime, acted fis toastmaster, and the list of speakers included 

 many notables. ,T. D. Allen, Jr., president of the Lumbermen's Club of 

 Memphis, delivered the address of welcome on behalf of the Business Men's 

 Club with which the Lumbermen's Club is closely affiliated and in which 

 there is a large percentage of lumbermen. Memphis has enjo3*ed the 

 greatest prosperity in Its history and the banquet was primarily for the 

 purpose of celebrating this fact. There was an even deeper significance 

 In the occasion, however, because it was shown through the addresses of 

 the evening that Memphis, because of its location as the centre of a sec- 

 tion which is wonderfully rich in natural resources and because of. the 

 rapid strides made in both industrial and commercial lines, was entitled 

 to one of the regional banks authorized by the newly enacted currency 

 law. The Business Men's Club has been doing everything in its power 

 to press the claims of Memphis and nothing that has been done has made 

 80 great an impression as tl>e prosperity banquet which has passed into 

 history as one of the most notable achievements, from an entertainment 

 standpoint, of a city which is remarkable for its performances along this 

 line. .\11 of the after dinner speeches are being arranged In [)amphlet form 

 and it Is expected that much good will be accomplished in the direction 

 of boosting this city as the future home of one of tliese regioual Institu- 

 tions. The lumbermen have been backing the Business Men's Club and 

 they are heart and soul with that body in the movement which it has 

 launched under .-such favoi-able auspices and in such a happy way. 



The National Chamber of Commerce 



The state of Illinois should be proud of its record as advocating and 

 supporting the advanced business and industrial ideas as evidenced by 

 the membership of Illinois commercial organizations, which have Joined 

 the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. 



A news bulletin recently Issued by that organization says that there 

 are now (Itty-slx commercial organizations In Illinois represented In the 

 National chamber. 



There Is a total of 4SS organizations, constituting the membership 

 of tlu' .National Chamber of Commerce. Every state and territory is rep- 

 resented with the exception of New .Mexico, while commercial organiza- 

 tions In Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands have been elected. 

 The .\inerlcan Chamber of Commerce In Paris, and the American Cham- 

 ber of t^ommerce for the Levant are also members. 



The second annual meeting will be held In Washington. February 

 11-1."!, and several hundred business men, representatives of the different 

 associated organizations, are expected. February 12 will be devoted to 

 the proposed consideration of all that Is involved in the Sherman anti- 

 trust law and the regulations of corporate activity by law. 



On February 11 Secretary Wilson of the Department of Labor will 

 address the meeting on "The Relation of the Department of Labor to 

 Induslries and Commerce." 



Forest Products Exposition Progress 



The board of directors of the Forest Products Exposition Company met 

 .Ian. in at the Biackstone hotel. Chicago. 



Pursuant to the action of the stockholders of the Exposition company 

 at the meeting held October 1, 1913, the board of directors resigned In 

 favor of the members of the board of governors of the National Lumber 

 Manufacturers' Association, subject to their qualifications at a meeting 

 to be held January 28. 1914. 



It is understood that the board of governors to qualify as directors on 

 the date named, will, in turn, elect the officers of the National Lumber 

 Manufacturers' Association as officers of the Forest Products Exposition 

 Company, and will appoint the members of the board of directors who 

 have just resigned, as members of the Forest Products Exposition com- 

 mittee of the National association in full charge of the affairs of the ex- 

 position. 



The secretary presented a report showing that of the 500 shares of 

 capital stock of $50.00 each, 320 shares have been issued and paid for, 

 and 1'25 shares additional are definitely subscribed for. thus leaving 55 

 shares of the total issue yet to be sold. It is not anticipated that there 

 will be any difficulty in selling these. , 



Contracts for space in the Chicago Coliseum and in the Grand Central 

 Palace. New York, already signed and definitely promised cover nearly 

 two-thirds of the available space in both buildings. The following asso- 

 ciations are now engaged in the preparation of plans for the exhibits : 

 Northern Pine Manufacturers' .Association. Southern Cypress Manufac- 

 turers' Association. North Carolina Pine Association, combined exhibit by 

 the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Association and the Northern 

 Hemlock & Hardwood Manufacturers' .Association, the California Red- 

 wood Manufacturers. Western Pine Manufacturers' Association, Gum Lum- 

 ber ilanufacturers' Association, affiliated with the Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers' Association of the V. S. 



The following associations have asked for reservations of spare, and are 

 making plans to contract for it : Yellow Pine Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tiou, West Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Association. Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers' Association of the U. S.. National Association of Box Manufac- 

 turers. Crcosoted Wood Paving Block .Association, American Wood Pre- 

 servers' Association. 



In addition to the above, there are a large number of firms, including 

 manufacturers of oak lumber, maple flooring, cooperage stock, furniture, 

 woodeu novelties, veneer products, shingles, wooden handles, pacing blocks, 

 and manufacturers of various other forest products, who have contracted 

 tor siiace. or have asked for reservation o£ same. Sufficient space has 

 already been reserved to make it possible to say that the entire space in 

 both exposition buildings will be contracted for in the near future. 



-V splendid series of moving picture exhibits, covering many branches 

 of manufacturing, is assured. 



The .i;iO,000 appropriation asked for l)y the Forest Service to enable 

 it to make an adequate exhibit, is believed to be assured; and participa- 

 tion is also promised by the American Forestry Association. New York 

 .State College of Forestry, and the Indiana State Forestry Commi-ssion. 



The Lumbermen's Association of Chicago, representing ail branches of 

 the industry in this city, desires to act as host to the lumbermen and 

 others who will visit the exposition here, and has appointed a reception 

 committee of 100 members, with authority to arrange proper entertain- 

 ment. Similar action is contemplated by the lumbermen of the city of 

 .New York. 



.Arrangements have been completed covering the terms of Are and 

 liability insurance, installation of power and lights, transportation of 

 I xhibits by special train from Chicago to New York, and are now being 

 made for the general decorative features of both shows. Exhibitors arc 

 relieved of all wo'rry In these particulars. 



Hardwood and Cypress Men Unite 



At a melting of the cypmss branch of the Georgia-Florida Saw Mill 

 As.sociatlon recently held at Jacksonville, Fla.. It was decided to enlarge 

 the scope of that branch so as to include in Its membership cypress and 

 hardwood manufacturers of the South .Atlantic states. The members feel 

 that they have thus added a strong asset to their association in making 

 this body the same factor in the cypress and hardwood lines as it has in 

 I lie yellow pine Industry. Up to this time hardwood has been neglected, 

 and as there Is a large quantity of It In this territory it will now enter 

 lafgely into the business of the association. 



