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HARDWOOD RECORD 



October 25. 1921 



A. H. Cordes Stars in Cincinnati Tourney 



J. C. West (left), former President. E. O. Robinson (rigfit), new President. 



The pla.ving of A. H. Conlps was the feature of the .second annual golf 

 tournament of the Cincinnati Lumbermen's Golf Association, which was 

 held at the Western Hills golf course on October fi. Cordes played a bril- 

 liant, stead.v game of golf and in addition to winning the championship 

 trophy, annexed two other prizes worthy of mention. 



In addition to the tournament the annual dinner, meeting and election 

 of ofBc'crs were held in the commodious clubhouse in the evening. The 

 Entertainment Committee, of which J. C. West is chairman, overlooked 

 nothing in preparing for the entertainment which brought the affair to a 

 close. 



The spirit of good fellowship that has been promoted among the members 

 since the association was organized two years ago, was paramount through- 

 out the day and quite conspicuous at the dinner in the evening. 



By brilliant playing, A. H. Cordes won the championship trophy, lowest 

 net score. 30 holes, medal play, handicap applied with a gross score of 

 1.S9, handicap 20, net 149. D. H. Willey, with a gross score of 19S, handi- 

 cap 19, net 160. was the i-unner-up in this event. 



The president's trophy, lowest gross score, 18 holes, medal play, no 

 handicap applied, morning play was annexed by E. M. Bonner with a 

 gross score of 86. Mr. Cordes also won the First National Bank of Cov- 

 ington, Ky., trophy, for the lowest gross score, 18 holes, medal play, no 

 handicap applied, afternoon play, with a gross score of 89. 



Mr. Cordes had little difficulty in winning the Mowbray & Robinson cup 

 with seven down. This event was match play against par, 36 holes, all day 

 play, three-quarter handicap applied. The winner is entitled to have his 

 name engraved on the cup and possession of it until the tournament next 

 year. The cup is to become the property of the player who wins it three 

 times. Mr. Cordes also was presented with a gold medal by the golf associ- 

 ation for his victory in this event. 



Winners of the various other events were ; Morning play, lowest net 

 score. 18 holes, handicap applied, E. M. Bonner with a gross score of 75 ; 

 afternoon event, lowest net score, 18 holes, handicap applied, ended in a 

 tie between Newell H. Ilargrave and .7. S. Walker, each with a gross score 

 of 78. Roy Thompson won the second flight, lowest net score, 3G holes, 

 morning and afternoim play, full handicap applied, with a gross score, of 

 146. The runner-up in this event was II. .\. Spielman with a gross score of 

 158. The second flight, lowest net score, 18 holes, morning play, full handi- 

 cap applied, was won by Arthur Freiberg, with a gross score of 80. .Tohn 



R. O'Neill won the second flight, afternoon play, lowest net score, IS holes, 

 full handicap applied, with a gross score of 7S. 



Following the dinner in the evening President J. C. West presented the 

 winners of the various events in the tournament with their prizes and also 

 announced the winners of the Tuesday afternoon events held during the 

 playing season at the various golf courses. The victors are as follows: 

 Ilyde Park Country Club. V. B. Kirkpatrick, net scere 80 ; Hamilton 

 County Country Club, W. B. Ilay, net score 83 ; Western HIUs Country 

 Club. G. W. Hand, net score 73 ; Cincinnati County Club, Newell H. Har- 

 grave, net score 70 ; Highland Country Club, J. C. West, net score 78 ; Fort 

 Mitchell Country Club, Thomas Thames, net score 78 : Wyoming Country 

 Club, L. C. Cordes, net score 77 ; Losantavllle Country Club, H. M. Spiel- 

 man, net score 79. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President, 

 E. O. Robinson, Mowbray & Robinson Lumber Company ; vice-president, 

 W'. H. Hopkins, New River Lumber Company ; secretary, E. M. Bonner, 

 Atlas Lumber Company ; treasurer, G. W. Hand, Bayou Land and Lumber 

 Company. J. C. West and L. C. Cordes were elected directors for the three- 

 and two-year terms, respectively. 



Memphis Club Adopts Forestry Policy Platform 



The Lumbermen's Club of Memphis, at its regular semi-monthly meeting 

 at the Hotel Gayoso Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, unanimously adapted 

 resolutions favoring a forest conservation policy on the part of the 

 Government of the United States but declaring itself unalterably opposed 

 to the Capper bill, now pending before Congress, as confiscatory of the 

 property rights of owners of private lumber lands. It also made it 

 quite clear that there should be no restrictions as to timber cutting 

 placed on private owners of timber lands by any legislation. 



The resolutions, which were presented by the law and Insurance com- 

 mittee were ordered sent to Tennessee Senators and Representatives in 

 Congress, with the urgent request that they be governed by the princi- 

 ples enunciated therein when forestry legislation is before them. The 

 resolutions are presented herewith : 



"Resolved by the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis, Tenn. : 



"First — That we favor a f()restry policy on the part of our national 

 government that will increase, preserve and perpetuate our timber re- 

 sources on public lands and on private lanils available for this purpose, 

 but no timber cutting restriitions or reforestation requirements should 

 be applied to private lands without due recognition of the property rights 

 of the owner, reimbursing him for financial loss sustained in complying 

 with regulations that are detrimental to his Interests. 



"Second — That any forestry legislation should always clearly define 

 its requirements and sliould not create a situation wherein the private 

 • twuer of timber lands can he harassed by regulations imposed from time 

 to time by gr)vernnient ttfficlals. 



"Third — That the best hardwood timber in the Southern States grown 

 on lands that are very valuable for agricultural purposes after the timber 

 is removed and a policy of reforestation and restriction of timber cutting 

 applied to these lands would be impracticable. This is particularly true 

 of the alluvial lands of the Mississippi delta. 



"Fourth — We are opposed to Senate Bill S1435. known as the Capper 

 Bill, in that it sets aside the constitutional property rights of private 

 citizens, placing upon them the burden of carrying out a public policy 

 without compensation and imposing a penalty for failure to comply with 

 its provisions." 



Ocean Rates on Hardwoods Reduced 



The American Overseas Forwarding Company. .Mcmiihis. received tele- 

 graphic advices from its offices at New Orleans. October 15, that the 

 conference group had reduced ocean freight rates on hardwood lumber 

 and forest prmlucts to United Kingdom ports 10 cents per hundred pounds, 

 thus bringing heavy hardwoods fmm 4IP to 30 cents per hundred pounds 

 and light hardwoods from 55 to 45 cents. 



Just prior to this cut the conference group slashed rates from 50 to 

 40 cents on heavy hardwoods and from 60 to 50 cents on light hardwoods 

 moving from southern gulf ports to Rotterdam, Ghent. Antwerp, Havre, 

 Bordeaux and Dunkirk. 



These reductions are expected to materially stimulate foreign buying 

 which has been gradually Increasing ever since the lower tendency of 

 ocean freight rates developed. 



The American Overseas Forwarding Company booked 125 cars of 

 lumber and forest products during the week ending Oct. 15. This brings 

 the total since September, forwardeil through this agency alf)ne, to more 

 than lO.OOO.OOO feet. Counting the 10 to 15 per cent handled through other 

 agencies, the grand total for this period is perhaps well above 12,500,000 

 feet. 



Strong Committee Appointed 

 W. H. Schuette, first vice-presiili'nt of the National Wholesale Lumber 

 Dealers' Association, has been appointed on the Committee on Distribution 

 of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. In order to function 

 more specifically In the interests of industry the activities of the Chamber 

 have been divided into eight departments, each in charge of an expert 

 manager. The Committee on Distribution has been firganized to study and 

 report upon the problems surrounding the distribution of commodities from 

 the moment of their production until they reach the hands of the ultimate 

 consumer. 



