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HARDWOOD RECORD 



kfter vUcli fn^At^t Stoker apptMsted Wiili*ni C. MicBrid*^. K;»a.-; 



r. Uaisua. Adkfs V. Lesber. Eobert L. HiiUs snd Inni 1 Aii::.- • 



, — ^.._^^. .-„ <rxcia&B^ ml tbe eoliTemtJon, Aft«r tr&nsactixig ro-Iin*:- 



'fHas adiooraed OBtfl April 9. vben tbe uwiul meetijie 



T»d IB tbe n-«sias by tbe aoDUl tnnqiiet at tb« Bellme- 



Xeetiiig of CUeago Aworiati an 



The spriBC ii i ft < "C of tbe LnmbenneD'i Aaaodatioo of Chicago vas 



bdd at dk« Hotel T.«R«ti» oa Friday. Ifarcb 27. Abont lliO membcrrs 



■Tffrtfd Tbe meetiiie «u a aoos a<air. beins preceded br tbe rpsular 



losefaeoB. aad waa eaDed to order at 1 %» by PreaideBt L. W. Crov. 



After a fev reoiark* Mr. Crov referred to tbe deatb of Beorr II. 

 '^.itwon. editor of RiBSwoco Kzcoao. and tbes aaked Mnrdock McDeod. 

 -hairBas of tbe resolotloBi eommittee to report. Mr. MeL^od spoke 

 feeUaely of Mr. Oibsos aod offered a ndtable lesolatioii, vhirh was 

 miartmrwsly adopted. 



WBIXIL-. - . A.TL 



oTzr d^-i -• 

 tberef' • 



Rf.'S' :jim ve bare lost a genial oompaidoD. a stodeat 



of li^ * . - ra.niBf asd renown and at all times a true friend 



'i-faeed in tbe lomber biuiB«^a. 

 . Lai bis aoddea reaMral tn- deatb karea a racasry in 

 .-Id tbat e*a not veil be Uled. 



i.. ii.at we bereby leader onr besrtfelt aympstby to tbe be- 



reaied ?«-■ 'ij aad relatires and to tbe friends and boaiitesa associates 

 of tke deeeaaed. 



ReaoLrm, Tbat a copy of tbese reaolntlOBa be forwarded to tbe 

 'zany and apread apoa tbe miirates by tbe aecretaiy of tbis association. 



A. F. Mareb, ebainnaa of tbe tnfle eomtttee, tben reported as 

 ' .liewa -- 



Tbe Mareb iaaae of tbe LamberiDea's News baa already given yon an 

 oBtBae of wkat tbe 1914 traJk eotBmittee bas aet oat to do for tbe 

 aaaodatloa ia biiaeiBS aboat better eo-opeiadoo between tbe railroad.* 

 and tbe laaabemea is tbe haT^iHe; nt !>:s^er sbipsaenta. Tbat report 

 was Bade, bowerer. when »■■ '■'■* '-'^ .,«.,.v.«^ tbe snrfaee and we 

 are now soin^ deeper and t- '.zn. 



It JOB win turn to tbe oo will find that tlje 



word *-frictioa~ is defined '.- ■ . vtring vogetber of two 



sarfaees wfaleb are not in y^!~.^~ ac-.-jr'j. a au is wbat yonr com- 

 ■ittee fovnd to bare bees tbe case with tbe reDberaten and tbe rail- 

 rsa4s heretofore. Keither of as anderstood tbe other, ao there waji 

 msely ta be bieUtm, and erea aone loct mottoa. Too nndoabtedly bare 

 read hov we aeat eat ta the railroad oOdals an opea letter asking 

 thea tteee deSafte jafrflnaa, as toBowt: 1. Wbat tiiK sdiedole do 

 yoa hare oa laa* 1 1 2. What fadWtiea hare yon for informing ship- 

 pers? 3. What enon do lamberaea make? 



PracttcaHy aB wM«'1iili a aaa e ied oar letter and most of tbem said 

 that they woald e»«peiate with aa in wbaterer we desired, .^t tbe 

 aaae thar their iiaaa( n ahoved Oat today rery few of tbe roads make 

 aaytUag Hfce deCafte time oa taiaber sUpmenu. and bare rery imper- 

 fect f>aai for striae oat tafbraiatiOB as to morement. At tbe same 

 tlaK there were a tew deSatte exeeptlooa. Of tbeae the Cbicaeo k 

 Eaatera flllarts ayatea has ateod oat as oae road wUeb is ^ring 

 laaliiii Baaifeat aentee — arHcfe posriHy a"-'^cLt« 'vr tbe fac-t tJ.st it Is 

 tadar He largest handVr at tasily-.- " <rr 



aarth «r aaath. The CUcago. Mi ^w 



pat iato eKett a reealar taat aerr. of 



the other Baea hare spedal asetli'.'. -re 



an too few ia aaa^ber. hawercr. as the n-xial r'/ad o^e^ IncL^-r r.-^Tely 

 as tsaaage ftor ffier whea there is aotUnc else to go aloag. 



With the re^ea tiom tht lailraad ofleiala that hare thus come la. 

 we hare icaia addreaaed a letter ta then eoreflag tbia Batter more 

 tally. Before auay laectlwei of tUa aaaodatloa shall hare passed 

 we hope to be able to faraiah yoa with a definite "nme aebedaie'' on 

 laBbi I fraa every road, not a aefceAile ta be aaed for aoHettins freight. 

 bat a af he dale m aaaal arezage iwtfuiiaanee. wliidi win sire yon a 

 workiae barfa. Wbea the oSdals of tbe carriers nnderstand tbat tbis 

 la what we wast we win aet it, aad ther win be rery glad that tbe 

 Batter waa I wu a felit to their attentloa. Artber than that we hope U> 

 hare a Httle Areetory of thoae to wfeon y<ai sboold look for information 

 whea seeh is d esire d. Too aaay of as today do aot kaow tbis and 

 aafce a gnat dapBdty of woifc far the foada by eoiag to tbe wrong 



TWO IK70STAVT OersiLB. 



Bat, g(BtVB»a, the rnllea to oar letters b ro o eh t oat two important 

 ietaOm wheaeia the laiiiliiiBM a eaa greatty heto the railroada. and it 

 ia to theae that year partieslar atteatloa la Erected. We aaked the 

 raibcads to lafo i B aa arhereia htariwiaw Bade adatakea Tbey did 

 it rery emphatically. There are two ia aaasber: X. Martiag tracers 

 aa aooa as laaber is ihlpptd 2. XaC ino ail e aiaK laiiber antil tbe 

 cam antve at deattaatloa. Here ia where we, as lauifj^rni'-n. --n^u t^ 

 of aatetlal help to the raHrseda, aad can sfeow - 



bete the* rsdaee their aadeaa enteaae. Thlak <- 



which is befag gfrea tor rate adraoeea, and .- 

 "lacreaaed coat of iiptriting" Aad there haa ■ 

 is BO fioabt oa that s^Jm.!. Oa befaaU «f tbe a>v. 

 Btttee haa offered to lo optratc with the railroads in va . ■'- 



aaetaai cipc B a t a wUch are represeated by tbe preseat-d^ . 

 Im B t a. We hare pragflcally proBiaed tbe railroads t'.>.- 

 apa<llag tracers aa aooa as can are abipped. fworided tbej gi-.- '.-- a 

 dffiatte "tiiae aebedaie^ aad let aa know when a ear is orerdoe. For 

 iastaace, oa a aUpmeat froa St. Faol to Cblcago tbe nsoal eontra'ticK 

 fireiglrt ageat will ten yoa tbat bia road's time is tliird nsoming de- 

 Bre^, bat actaal statlades Aow fifth day arrirals or deUrery. With 

 the roads giila« as the tlaie sd>ednle. wbieb can i>e followed, w- will 

 then be in a twaitioii to get resolts In a far easier maaaer and with 

 greater regnlarlty. 



Tte problem of reconilgBment Is, bowerer. mocb ir. ' ■ 

 derelops, for innatr*, tbat a large part of tbe yellow • 

 Chicsgo c-oaiet either onrDSted by tbe shipper la tbe Iv^ . 

 «< tike attitode of tbe aoetikem Uses — or dae cr/mes w .... c 

 aMae Une unknown to tbe Cbieago eoaaigaeea, wbo ofteii do i.-.i i.i, . - 

 the un of lading In tbeir poaaeaaioa. As a result tbe Cfaleago lari^o-r 

 man does not know bow, or when, the laaber will arrire nntll h*: ha- 

 reneired Ua freight aniral aotloe. Of tUs tbe roads coaavlaia bineri}. 

 With ti>e facts as stated, tbat is, witfa the Iam>«m>en aot knowing rla 



wi-it liiie tbe cars wlK arrive, or when they will arrive, we are pow- 

 •^ri^? to act- We have therefore suggested to tbe carriers that they 

 a'jop: a form '-f ^-«??! '-^r-! coti-^* "• *■■'■ "-nt to Chicago lumbermen 

 iroa gatewar . ' -- - ^ -■ ~ ,' ... .._,.„ ^( their sblpmeots. of 

 tbe roDtiEg. . •' .M this comes Into 



yojr 'ffice i: ad, joa can definitely 



(lej-eri'l upon . -'ain time and can Issae 



your recoDHgi....*, ^ railroads of Chicago 



feceiving a<lvai,ce r- - - A not only be saved a 



great d^al of most .• mach switching and 



re*altiiig congestloL .- :; has been made to the 



carrier* and we beLii.i :_«: .. jj -j.. -^ _ -ti restilta. 



Better service, less expense to the carriers and more bosineas to 

 those lines which do give tbe Chicago lambermen wbat we feel ia do«- 

 sbotild be the resnlt. 



A EIG STEP. 



It is a big step, and may come slowly, bat we wanted all of yoa to 

 know that tbe committee stands absolutely on the ground tbat the 

 roads which do give lumber decent service are tbe roads that should 

 get ttie bosineas. Ton will be informed from time to time as to wbat 

 roads tbese are, and we know that you will be very glad to 0ve to 

 tboce roads tbe traffic which you control. 



It is merely a plan of education, a method of co-operation, wherein 

 tbe lambermen may understand the carriers' desires and wherein tbe 

 carriers ma.v understand tbe lumbermen's problems. Heretofore this 

 baa been lacking. Let it be supplied and much of our trouble win be 

 at an end. 



In tbe matter of switching and spotting charges we attempted to 

 have Mr. Barlow of tbe Association of Commerce here, but he was called 

 to Washington. The latest word appears to be that tbe commission is 

 in so very deep and tbe country Is pressing for such an early decision 

 on the five per cent rate advance qoestion that it will have to let It 

 pass by default, at least for the present. Most of the commission 

 appear to be against the charge and surely tbe shippers and many of 

 the railroada are, so for tbe Immediate present there will be no need 

 to worry. 



John Claney, chairman of tbe fire limits extension committee, said 

 that his committee bas been working with might and main In tbe In- 

 terests of tbat work with tbe bope of keeping tbe fire limits extension 

 within reasonable proportions. Mr. Claney said that about thirty-five 

 square miles were embraced in tbe extension of limits in Jane, li>12, 

 and that there is cow before tbe snh-commlttee of the dty government 

 a resolution to farther extend tbe limits. Mr. Claney said tbat flgnres 

 on tbe so-called semi-fireproof eonstroctlon, maintaining that tbe cost 

 Is only about five or six per cent greater than wood construction, are 

 erroneotis, and be placed the Increased cost at about from twenty-five 

 to forty per cent. 



President Crow tben spoke of tbe work being done to entertain vis- 

 itors in attendance at tbe Forest Products Exposition, stating that the 

 committees appointed by tbe association had met on March 19 with 

 iSecretary Ebodes of the Katlonal Lumber Manufacturers' AssodatioD 

 and Manager George S. Wood of the Exposition, and that tbe lumber 

 association had secured a booth with the idea of making arrangements 

 to extend a cordial welcome to visitors. 



H. D. Welsh, chairman of tbe entertainment committee, tben re- 

 ported, outlining its work and the work connected with tbe Forest 

 Products Eipoaition. 



After that discossion it was rei>orted tbat four association meetings 

 woald be held during tbe year, tbe dlTiidon meetings to take place 

 aa osuaL 



K. A. Thornton, speaking of tbe proposed move of tbe Lumbermen's 

 Clnb to tbe proposed lumbermen's building, said that it will be nec- 

 esaary to have seventy-five additional members before entering into a 

 leaae with tbe McCormlck estate. Mr. Thornton expressed himself as 

 believing that this additional membership conld be secured in time. 



Tbe meetitg tben adjotirced. 



Itoattdj Meeting of Citirtmiatt lumbermen's Clnb 

 A very well attended and enthusiastic meeting of the Cincinnati Lnm- 

 t^rmen's Club was held at the Hotel Gibson, April 6. The new quarters 

 of tbe Automobile Club in the hotel were recently opened and on invita- 

 tion of tbe auto boys tbe lambermen held the meeting in their new 

 home. After tbe usual course dinner was di»{>osed of, the meeting waa 

 called to order by Pr=rsident Hagemeyer. Among tbe committees that 

 made reports was one appointed to protest against the proposed charge 

 for spotting can. Tbe members were glad to learn that tbe matter 

 has been stopped temporarily at least. Tbe square deal policy of the 

 club waa again In evidence, a matter in dlspote having been settled be- 

 tween one of tbe club members and a prominent New York concern. 



Tbe club went on record as being in favor of tbe proposed advance of 

 -■/ per cent in all freight rates, and tbe secretary was Instructed to so 

 notify tbe Interstate Commerce Commiasion. Another matter of Impor- 

 tance taken up was tbe club's endorsement of tbe bill now before Congress 

 kr!owr; a., H. B. J4Z2Si. introduced by repr'^^ntatlve A. J. gafaatb, of 

 Chl'ago. aod providing for tbe prosecution of any or all persons using tbe 

 malls of tbe Cnited Ktates for the transmisidon of false statements In 

 an effort to aecnre credit. Tbe matter came op In tbe shape of a com- 

 manlcation from tbe National Wholesale Lumf^r Dealers' Association, 

 '■■' asking aU assistance posidble in an effort to bare tbe Mil passed. 

 i-;are also has tbe endorsement of tbe National Credit Men's 

 .on of New York. The Lumbermen's Club heartily endorsed tbe 

 -, ^-,-.ion and instructed Secretary Bolser to write all of the congress- 

 men of this dlittrict and those congressmen composing tbe committee to 

 7rh*o,-r, it Is referred, requesting their support of tbe measure. Many 

 fueubers stated that it is one of tbe best bills of its kind to come fjefore 

 C'/ngrewi for many y»-ar3. 



