February 10, 1922 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



29 



South Bend Hardwood Club 



The South Bend Hardwood Club held Its regular semi-monthly luncheon 

 and business meeting at the Indiana Club January 23. 



John I. Shafer, newly elected president, presided for the first time and 

 gave a stirring talk to the members, urging each to do his share towards 

 the betterment of the club and to boost South Bend as a city and a lumber 

 center. 



The only matter of business was a motion, unanimously adopted, to 

 change the by-laws so as to make the vice-president automatically succeed 

 to the presidency at the end of the year. This has the effect of making 

 Harry H. Maus president for 1923 and assures the club of at least two 

 more years of splendid leadership. 



An interesting discussion on the matter of a sales code was engaged in 

 by all. This is considered to be the matter of principal importance to come 

 before the next National Hardwood Lumber Association convention. 



M. Neely of the Howe-Neely Lumber Company of Helena, Ark., was a 

 welcome guest of the club. 



Memphis Club Holds a "Shipping" Session 



American ships are handling only 29 per cent of American exports and 

 imports at present. William H. Staytou, president of the Baltimore Steam- 

 ship Company and director of the National Merchant Marine .Association, 

 told members of the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis, in an address delivered 

 at the regular semi-monthly meeting at the Hotel Gayoso Saturday after- 

 noon, February 4. 



He informed members of the club that regular sailings every two weeks 

 had been established from Galveston, New Orleans and Mobile to United 

 Kingdom and other foreign ports and that this service would be guaran- 

 teed for at least three years. He pinned his faith, he said, to the Amer- 

 ican flag and made a brilliant plea to members of the club who are en- 

 gaged in the exportation of hardwood lumber and forest products to en- 

 dorse on their documents, when forwarding these to their booking agents, 

 "One-half to be given to ships flying the .imeriean flag." "Surely you will 

 be willing to do that much," he said, "unless you are willing to guess that 

 the American colors will disappear from the seven seas of the world." 



Malcolm Stewart, chairman of the Middle West Merchant Marine Com- 

 mittee and representative ot the foreign trade bureau of the Cincinnati 

 Chamber of Commerce, explained to members of the club that rates to 

 southern ports had been equalized with those to north Atlantic ports and 

 urged exporters of hardwood lumber and forest products in Memphis and 

 the valley territory, which are embraced in the Middle West, to make 

 use of the service to foreign ports now operated with .American ships. 



The resolutions committee was instructed to prepare and forward to 

 the United States Chamber of Commerce wholehearted approval by the 

 club of the sale by the government of Muscle Shoals to Henry Ford. 



George C. Ehemann, chairman of the law and insurance committee, told 

 members that there would be a State forestry conference at Jackson, Miss., 

 in the next few days to take action on pending forestry legislation in 

 Mississippi and suggested that those having timber lands in that State 

 take part in this conference. He did not believe it wise for the club, as a 

 body, to take any steps in connection with this proposed legislation. 



President Thompson announced that he would appoint a special com- 

 mittee to co-operate with the regular entertainment committee and John M. 

 Pritchard, secretary-manager of the .American Hardwood Manufacturers* 

 .Association, in looking 



after members of the . 



Eastern Retail Lumber 

 Dealers* .Association on 

 the occasion of their 

 visit to Memphis late in 

 >Iarch. 



Three new members 

 were elected : Ben Shef- 

 fley. Memphis Band Mill 

 Compan.v ; J. -A. Pease. 

 Mossman Lumber Com- 

 pany, and W. .A. Stil- 

 lions. Stillions Mingea 

 Lumber Company, all ot 

 Memphis. Six applica- 

 tions for membership, 

 composed largely of oflfi- 

 cials of the n e w 1 .v 

 formed Turner-Farber 

 Love Company, were 

 filed with the secretary. 



There were more than 

 125 members present, 

 largely because of keen 

 interest in the discus- 

 sion of American ship- 

 ping. 

 Demand Rate Cut 



.At a special meeting 

 of the Transportation 

 and Executive Commit- 

 tees of the Cincinnati 

 Lumbermen's Club a 

 resolution was adopted 



Two Members of the Turner-Farber-Love Co., Memphis 



protesting against the proposed reduction in freight rates on the grounds 

 that they are inadequate. The following telegram was sent to the Interstate 

 Commerce Commission by Secretary Will S. Sterrctt : "Proposed reduction 

 in lumber freight rates would be ineffective in permitting manufacturers of 

 lumber to market the largest part ot their output. Cincinnati is not granted 

 any reduction in proposed new rates on either inbound or outbound ship- 

 ments, which is an unjust discrimination. Nothing short ot rates effective 

 prior to August 26, 1920, will be suflicient to afford necessary relief. 

 Restoration of old rates beneficial to railroads as revenue is derlve<l from 

 traffic that moves and not from printed rates, and old rates necessary to 

 move forest products.** 



Indiana Man Heads Tie Producers' Association 



At the annual meeting of the National Association of lUiilroad Tie Pro- 

 ducers, held in Chicago January 20 and 27, the following officers were 

 elected to serve during the ensuing year: 



President, J. II. Johnson, B. Johnson & Son, Richmond, Ind. ; first vice- 

 president, Tinmions Harmount, Harmount Tie & Lumber Company, ChllU- 

 cothe, O. ; second vice-president, II. M. Cochran, Union Lumber Company, 

 San Francisco. Cal. ; secretary, Warren C. Nixon, Western Tie & Timber 

 Company, St. Louis, Mo. ; treasurer, R. E. McKee, Long-Bell Lumber Com- 

 pany, Kansas City, Mo. 



Division directors: Pacific Coast District, A. H. Onsted, Weyerhaeuser 

 Timber Company, Tacoma, Wash. ; Rocky Mountain District, George Loff, 

 Standard Timber Company, Evanston, Wyo. ; North Central District, M. H. 

 Schussler, Coolidge & Schusslor, Minneapolis, Minn. ; South Central Dis- 

 trict, J. J. Schlafly, Potosi Tie & Timber Company, St. Louis, Mo. ; North- 

 eastern District, E. S. Culbertson. Culbertson Lumber Company, Ironton, O. 



The convention decided to meet in New Orleans in January, 1923, fol- 

 lowing the .American Wood Preservers' convention. 



The discussion of conditions in the industry in various sections of the 

 country developed that the low demand and prices have caused a great 

 curtailment of production in nearly every section. This produces a situa- 

 tion which will make it difficult for the railroads to supply their needs in 

 ties, should these develop to a normal volume within the next few months. 



Word from Hoover Expected Before Manufacturers' Meeting 



Officials of the American Hardwood Manufacturers' Association are await- 

 ing with an unusual degree of interest an expected statement from Secre- 

 tary Hoover, of the Department of Commerce, regarding what this and 

 other organizations may do in the way of compiling and issuing statistical 

 information under the decision of the Supreme Court in the open competi- 

 tion plan case. They are hopeful that this will be forthcoming before the 

 date fixed for the annual membership meeting of this body scheduled for 

 the Seelbach Hotel, Louisville, Ky., March 7 and 8. 



This meeting will determine the future scope and activities of this 

 organization and it is pointed out that, if there is a clear statement of 

 what may or may not be done from official circles in Washington, its work 

 will be very greatly simplified. It has been determined that the association 

 will continue to function along every possible legitimate line in the interest 

 of the hardwood lumber industry. This was decided at the meeting ot the 

 board of directors held at Louisville, January 14. But nothing whatever 

 is known regarding what may be done in connection with the handling of 

 the association's statistics. The committee appointed by R. M. Car- 

 rier, president, at the 

 meeting of the board, 

 January 14, to confer 

 with officials at Wash- 

 ington regarding appli- 

 cation of the decision of 

 the Supreme Court, has 

 not made any move In 

 that direction. .Tames 

 E. Stark, of Memphis, is 

 chairman of that com- 

 mittee but it seems to 

 he the disposition of 

 himself and fellow-com- 

 niitteemen to await de- 

 velopments in Washing- 

 ton expected from the 

 conferences between 

 Secretary Hoover and 

 .Attorney General 

 Daugherty. The latest 

 information from Wash- 

 ington is that a state- 

 ment on this point will 

 lie issued b.v the former 

 within the next few 

 days. 



John M. Pritchard, 

 secretary-manager. Bays 

 that the program for 

 the Louisville meeting 

 is now being prepared 

 and that this will be 

 announced before the 

 Ricketts. 3rd Vice-President date of the meeting. 



