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HARDWOOD RECORD 



October 25. 1921 



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 I here wish to take the opportunity of thanking Mr. Maddox for the 

 courtesy he has shown in being in attendance with his assistant, and I 

 trust that each and every one of the members and those present at this 

 meeting may be placed in possession of both the government's and state's 

 plan, and that to the effect there may be a mutual co-operation between 

 both branches, government and state, and the operators and timber owners 

 in this hardwood region of the Appalachian mountains. 



Appalachian Forester Speaks 



E. H. Frothingham, acting director of the Appalachian Forest 

 Experiment Station at Asheville, N. C, spoke interestingly on 

 "Minimum Bcquirements to Keep Cut-Over Lands Productive," 

 and Capt. I. F. Eklredge, who is in charge of the government 

 forests in the eastern states, elaborated on the "General Program 

 of the United States Forestry Department." 



The address of George L. Wood of the R. E. Wood Lumber Com- 

 pany, Baltimore, Md., closed the first day's session. It was a very 

 informative talk, and while he dwelt on the general question of 

 reforestation, he particularly referred to the timber areas still avail- 

 able in the Appalachian section, and "the duty of every American 

 citizen, regardless of his station or occupation," assisting in 

 "creating new and healthy stands of hardwood forests upon our 

 cut-over areas." He covered in detail the subject of Federal 

 forestry legislation now pending, with special reference to the 

 Capper and Snell bills. Mr. Wood brought out the fact that the 

 lumbermen are naturally interested in securing proper taxation on 

 their properties, such as would instill a desire for reforestation 

 instead of discouraging it. 



In the evening a Dutch lunch and smoker were indulged in at 

 the Business Men's Club, during which entertainment was offered, 

 including motion pictures supplied by E. C. Atkins & Co., of Indian- 

 apolis, Ind., and Henry Disston & Sons of Philadelphia, Pa., of the 

 manufacturing process of saws. 



Wednesday Morning Session 



The Wednesday morning session was ol-iened hy President Xor- 

 eross with the reading of letters and telegrams from various good 

 friends of the congress, who regretted their inability to attend, and 

 extended their best wishes. 



J. B. McGiffert of the Clyde Iron Works, Duluth, Minn., spoke 

 on "The Development of the Cableway Skidder," describing the 

 various cableways in use in the early days and showing the many 

 improvements which have been made since then, adding that 

 "While every logger realizes full well that machinery for use in 

 the woods must be strong, durable and as nearly 'fool proof as 

 possible, experience teaches the vast importance of simplicity, and 

 that as far as possible all complication should be avoided." 



F. G. Norcross of the New ZJiver Lumber Company, Norma, Tenn., 

 then presented "Sawing of the Log," during which he showed 

 charts illustrating the points brought out. Among other important 

 things Mr. Norcross said: "The sawyer is the money maker or 

 money loser and should be an intelligent man." Following this 

 there was considerable discussion of the subject just covered. 



Another very interesting address was that of Andrew Gennett, 

 Gennett Lumber Company, Asheville, N. C, on "Compensation 

 Insurance." He gave specitic figures covering accidents — fatal, 

 causing total disability, and partial disability, with resulting loss 

 of time, which occurred to the American industry in 1919, and 

 these figures were appalling. Mr. Gennett in referring to work- 

 men's compensation laws said: "Briefly stated, the Workmen's 

 Compensation Law abolishes the principle of liability for negli- 

 gence only and substitutes liability for all eases of accidental 

 injury. It is intended to secure a more equitable distribution of the 

 economic loss from industrial accidents, to make the compensation 

 certain, immediate and reasonably adequate, while at the same time 

 maintaining a proper standard of carefulness for botli employer and 

 , employe." 



A letter descriptive of sawmilling and logging in New Zealand 

 from C. M. Malfray, Wellington, New Zealand, was read by Chair- 

 man Wood. 



Tucker on Oosts 



L. H. Tucker of the Andrews Manufacturing Company, Andrews, 

 N. C, was the speaker of the Wednesday afternoon session, his 

 address being "Costs and How to Keep Them," and was very 

 interestingly given. 



W. D. Clark made an impromptu address embracing the w'ork 

 being done in North Carolina and the Appalachian region through 

 the North Carolina geological survey in which he is engaged, and 

 informing the hearers that North Carolina this year has an 

 increased allotment for fire protection this year, this being due to 

 the assistance coming from the lumbermen. 



E. A. Gaskill, chairman of the committee appointed to make an 

 investigation of economical fuel and power generating methods, by 

 properly insulating unprotected boiler and pipe surfaces now in 

 use, made the startling announcement that there was a saving of 

 .$129.66 in fourteen days effected on a 68xl24-inch boiler to 12.65 

 tons of coal. L. D. Gasteiger of the Pittsburgh Lumber Company, 

 Braemer, Tenn., and C. S. Badgett of Canton, N. C, are also mem- 

 bers of this committee. 



The election of officers resulted in the re-election of President 

 Norcross, with L. D. Gasteiger as vice-president. 



The banquet on Wednesday was presided over by Judge H. B. 

 Lindsay as tpastmaster, and during the evening W. H. Hopkins of 

 the New Eiver Lumber Company, Cincinnati, O., was presented 

 with a silver loving cup for the lumberman making the highest 

 score on Knoxville golf links. 



On Tluirsday noon the Kiwanis Club entertained the congress. 



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 can't decide it from a consideratioi\ of any one abstract element 

 and that the element of restrained production was important in 

 that it was used as a means of forcing prices up." 



Use of Term "Force" Questioned 



Justice Brandeis questioned the propriety of this application of 

 the word "force," wanting to know if repeated expressions of 

 optimistic opinions could be construed as force. 



Justice Brandeis' next question was most significant. He asked 

 how the increased prices for lumber during the period of alleged 

 conspiracj' differed from the increases which took place in the 

 prices of sugar and ready-to-wear clothing? 



Mr. Beck informed him that during the time of high prices the 

 sugar men increased their productive capacity and later the sugar 

 market broke and prices fell. 



Chief Justice Taft asked whether after all the question at issue 

 was not whether there was a tacit agreement to keep up prices. 



"Exactly," Mr. Beck replied, "and these defendants are con- 

 victed out of their own mouths." The Sherman law, he added, 

 would be rendered totally impotent if other business men are 

 allowed to follow the example of the defendants. 



In closing for the lumbermen, Mr. Todd confined himself largely 

 to a citation of the legal precedents supporting the contentions of 

 his clients. He also summed up in concise form the legal points, 

 which counsel for the defendants assumed to be at issue. 



Pertinent Information 



Send Railroad Operation Protest to Harding 



Strenuous objection to go\i']iini('nt operation of the railroads as a means 

 of preventing the tliroatent'd strike of railway employes, as urged by the 

 latter, is voiced by the Southern Hardwood Traffic Association in a 

 telegram dispatched on October 19 to President Harding by S. M. Nlckey, 

 bead of this organization. 



South Bend Companies Consolidate 



The Shafer-McLaughlln Lnnilier Company and the rtoyd-nilUer Lumber 

 Company, both of South Hend, have completed consolidation of thi'lr 



