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This inquirer lias been given tlie names of several people who 

 could possibly get out this stock. Others interested can have the 

 information upon application to this oilice. — Editok. 

 B 687 — Wants Addresses Southern Handle Manufacturers 

 t.'k'vcUUKl, O., Mur. r>. — Editor IIaruwocid 1{i:i-(i[id ; Wc are Interested 

 ir ubtulnlng the addresses of handle luaiiufacturcrs located In Louisiana 

 and other points In the South. We are manufacturing automobile Jacks 

 and would like to get In touch with people making such handles. Will 

 you kindly give our wants publicity in the columns ot Hardwood Record? 



A list of producers of the stock asked for has been supplied. Any- 

 one having this material, and desiring to be placed in touch with the 

 inquirer, may have the address upon request. — Editor. 

 B 688 — Wants Several Cars Brown Ash 



New York, N. Y., Mar. '•. — Editor IlAiinwuoD Ui:foUD : Can you give me 

 a list of manufacturers of brown ash V 1 would like to get about three 

 cars of 4/4 firsts and seconds, and one car 5/4 firsts and seconds. 



Manufacturers of brown ash interested in this inquiry, may have 

 tlie address upon application. — Editoi;. 



B 689 — Wants Second-Growth White Oak for Spokes 



Tell City, Ind., I-'eb. 2S. — Editor Hardwood Record; We are at this 

 time In the market for a good many l%"x2%" and 2"x3" second-growth 

 white oak pieces, all of good forest growth. Could you put us in touch 

 with this? • 



The address of our correspond will be sent oak producers anxious 

 to get in touch with this prospective customer. — -Editor. 



Clubs and Associations 



Annual Meeting Northern Forest Protective Association 



On Tuesday, March 3, the Northern Forest Protective Association held 

 it., third annual meeting at Marquette, Mich. The business session was 

 held at the Marquette Club beginning at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at 

 which time the reports of the officers were read and the board of directors 

 was elected for the ensuing year. At 1 :30 the business session reopened 

 at the Marquette Opera House, this session being open to the public. 

 Among the interesting features was a lecture on the Forests of Alaska 

 given by R. S. Kellogg, secretary of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood 

 Manufacturers' .\ssociation, which was illustrated by about ninety lantern 

 slides. 



A feature film obtained by the Federal Forest Service and representing 

 the origin, rapiu development and results of a forest fire, which was shipped 

 from California to the association for exhibition, was displayed after 

 Mr. Kellogg's address. 



Several addresses and papers upon subjects patent to the work of the 

 association were well received. 



A cordial invitation was extended to the people of Alger county to 

 attond the meeting, and those who took advantage of this invitation were 

 well repaid. 



Annual New Jersey Lumbermen's Protective Association 



The New Jer.sey Lumbermen's Protective .\ssociation held its twenty- 

 ninth annual meeting at Newark February 24. The chief topic brought 

 up was the suit of the government against the eastern states retail lum- 

 ber dealers' associations and this was reviewed in detail. In his annual 

 address Pres. Rudgers dwelt on the rights of the retailers to take steps 

 to conserve their business against attacks by wholesale competitors. The 

 decision of the lower court did not forbid the exchange of information 

 between two or more parties, but only forbade the associations from com- 

 bining to circulate their reports. In the final analysis, he said, it was 

 a question of whether the retailers had the right to refuse to buy from 

 their competitors. 



The board of directors reported on the year's work and showed tew 

 complaints of sales made by wholesalers. The lien law which the asso- 

 ciation has sought for a long time to have changed was also discussed, 

 the directors reporting that a new bill had been drafted which will be 

 an Improvement over the present one, if passed, which seems likely. 



In the evening the annual dinner was held at the Cafe Washington. The 

 diners were furnished with paper caps and all hands joined in to make the 

 occasion one of real good cheer. The attendance at the dinner was swelled 

 by a number of wholesalers. 



Monthly Meeting of the Lumbermen's Club 



On . last Monday night. March 2, the regular monthly meeting of the 

 Lumbermen's Ciub of Cincinnati was held at the club's new headquarters, 

 the Hotel Gibson. A large number of Cincinnati lumberman sat down 

 promptly at 6 :30 p. m. to a full course dinner which was much enjoyed. 

 After dinner President Hagemeyer called the meeting to order. One of 

 the first things done was the ordering of some flowers sent to the home 

 of W. A. Bennett, one of the club's oldest members, who has been on the 

 sick list but is now improving to some extent. 



Alex Schmidt of the Francke Lumber Company brought up the matter 

 ot the proposed charge of .f2.00 per car for the spotting of cars, both 

 loaded and empty, on private sidings and entered a protest against this 

 extra charge. The result was that a committee, consisting of Fred W. 

 Mowbray, chairman ; .Mcx Schmidt, J. S. ZoUer, J. E. Davidson and Geo. 

 Morgan, was appointed to take the matter up with the railroads and the 

 Interstate Commerce Commission if necessary, protesting against the 

 charge. The same action Is being taken by manufacturers In other lines 

 of business likewise affected. 



At this meeting under the constitution of the club it is necessary to 

 appoint nominating committees to nominate candidates for the various 

 offices, to be elected at the annual meeting in May. The chair ap- 

 pointed the regular committee, consisting of Chas. F. Shlels, Ralph Mc- 

 Cracken and Harry R. Browne, and the floor selected the following mem- 

 bers to act as an independent committee : Emil Thonian, chairman ; Wm. 

 Duhlmeler and Geo. Morgan. These two committees are to make the 

 nominations and report at the April meeting their selections and then 

 the campaign will be on in earnest. L'sually these elections are very 

 spirited, but always friendly, and the result has always been a very com- 

 petent set of officers. 



The club was fortunate enough to have as its guest Edwin J. Mclntyre 

 of Toronto, Canada, a representative of the Canada Lumberman and the 

 Canadian Woodworker. After all of the business of the evening had been 

 disposed of President Hagemeyer introduced Mr. Maclntyre, who delivered 

 a very instructive address. He touched mostly on business conditions 

 throughout Canada as he found them in his recent travels through that 

 district, and stated that that section of the country has had its depres- 

 sion just like the balance ot the country, but that now the business men 

 of Canada are much encouraged and feel that the conditions are improv- 

 ing rapidly and that at least average business will be obtainable by early 

 spring and growing steadily better as the season advances. Mr. Maclntyre 

 predicts a splendid business for lumbermen during 1914. 



Annual Meeting National Manufacturers to Be Held During 

 Exposition 



Secretary J. E. Rhodes of the National Lumber Manufacturers' .\ssocia- 

 tion, announces that the twelfth annual meeting of that organization will 

 be held in connection with the Forest Products Exposition in the Coliseum, 

 Chicago, May 5 and 6. This idea is surely a good one, as the National 

 Manufacturers' Association is the sponsor of the exposition proposition, 

 and by holding this meeting in this way, in connection with the exposition 

 itself, it will give no little moral support to that project. 



This is the second organization which has decided to hold a meeting in 

 connection with the exposition, the other being the Northern Hemlock and 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, made up of Wisconsin and upper 

 Michigan operators. 



Philadelphia Golf Association Holds Tournament at Richmond, 'Va. 



Horace A. Reeves, secretary of the Lumber Trade Golf Association, Phila- 

 delphia, announces that at a meeting held at the Union League at Philadel- 

 phia, February 21, it was decided to hold the annual tournament of the 

 Lumber Trade Golf Association at the Country Club at Richmond, Va., May 

 2(5 and 27. This club extended to the association an invitation, including 

 free use of the club house and course, from May 26 to 27, and members are 

 invited to avail themselves of this privilege. 



A large attendance is anticipated and it is believed the function will 

 be one of the most enjoyable ever held. 



Wood Preservers' Bulletin 



The .'Vmcrican Wood Preservers' Association, with headquarters at Bal- 

 timore, Md., has begun the publication of a quarterly paper devoted to 

 the interest of the timber treating business. F. J. Angler, secretary of 

 the association, is editor ; C. C. Schnatterbeck, managing editor, and all 

 members are contributing editors. The initial number contains eight pages 

 of news and comment of interest to members and the general public. 

 Lumber Cut and Shipments 



The National Lumber Manufacturers' Association has sent out a state- 

 ment showing cut and shipments of lumber in January, 1914, compared 

 with 1913. The figures were compiled from figures furnished by affiliated 

 associations and mills not members of associations. The total cut in 

 .lanuary, 1913, was 751,600,000, in 1914, 704,400,000 ; shipments in 191.'5 

 amounted to 826,900,000, and in 1914, 752,000,000. 



Decrease in cut during January. 1914, under January. 1913.47,200,000 feet 

 Decrease in shipments during January, 1914, under January, 



1913 r 74,900,000 feet 



Excess shipments over cut during Januar.y, 1913 ^^'559'999 I'^'^t 



Excess shipments over cut during January, 1914 47,600,000 leet 



New Factory for Steelton, Mich. 



It is reported from Steelton, Mich., that there will shortly be erected 

 at that point a factory for the manufacture of hardwood products, which 

 will represent an investment of .i;20,000. This concern has negotiated 

 with authorities at Steelton asking for the usual concessions regarding 

 free sites, tax exemptions, etc., and indications are that the deal will soon 

 go through. 



The new industry will represent the investment of several outside 

 capitalists, and will probably employ from twenty to thirty men. 



