June 10. 1917 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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(Continued from page 22) 



W. C. Johnson, president of the local Chamber of Commerce, briefly 

 outlined the activities of that organization and urged the lumbermen to 

 co-operate with that body in its efforts toward relieving the car shortage, 

 involving either one of two methods : 1 — iThat the Interstate Commerce 

 Commission be asked to refuse higher rates to the carriers on lumber 

 and other commodities unless they are willing to use a considerable 

 portion of the increased revenues for the purchase of additional equip- 

 ment ; or, 2 — that the government, through the federal shipping board 

 or some other department, build enough cars to be used by tlie railroads 

 on a per diem basis in much the same way that it is building ships 

 to be used on the ocean to relieve tlie shortage of tonnage. 



The regular order of business was suspended but reports of com- 

 mittees were heard. R. T. Cooper, for the entertainment committee, 

 urged that all the lumbermen intending to attend the forthcoming annual 

 of the National Hardwood Lumber Association at Chicago should register 

 with the committee so that arrangements might be completed for the 

 equipment of the special train which is to carry the Memphis delegation 

 to Chicago. This train will leave here the evening of June 13. 



James E. Stark, chainuan of the river and rail committee of the 

 club, fresh from bis stay in Washington where he appeared before the 

 Interstate Commerce Commission with J. H. Townsliend and other mem- 

 bers of the Southern Hardwood Traffic Association, reported that the 

 lumbermen had more than favoral>hi prospects of securing a suspension 

 of the proposed advances for something like a year and that, if this 

 could be done, the chances of ultimately defeating the carriers would 

 be greatly bettered. He modestly intimated that this outlook was the 

 result of the excellent work of Mr. Townshend and others. 



J. F. McSweyn, chairman of the bouse committee, advised the club 

 that an order had been placed for the blackboards to be installed in the 

 rooms of the club in the Chamber of Commerce to be used by the members 

 in posting "lumber wanted" and "lumber for sale." This really marks 

 the beginning of a lumber exchange at Memphis. 



Two new members were elected : Herman Katz of the Riel-Kadel Lum- 

 ber Company, and H. J. .Richards of J. H. Bonner & Sons. One applica- 

 tion for active membership was reported, that of W. H. Dick of the 

 Tallahatchie Lumber Company, Phillip, Miss. 



It was announced that this was to be the last regular meeting of 

 the club for the summer but that called meetings would be held if anything 

 arose demanding action of this organization. 



Appeal to Hardwood Lumbermen 



The members of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' 

 Association are making a strong appeal to their employees in mill and 

 office to invest even a small part of their savings in the government war 

 bonds. R. B. Goodman, past president of the association, has issued an 

 appeal in the weekly bulletin of the association to this effect: "Every 

 employee of every manufacturer of lumber in our association would sub- 

 scribe to a liberty bond if his thrift and patriotism were appealed to. Every 

 member should arrange with his cashier or local bank so that subscriptions 

 could be paid for in monthly deductions from wages on employees' order. 

 There is little danger that the issue of bonds will not be fully subscribed 

 for, but all the people should be told about it and every one of us should 

 show his loyalty t<» bis country by taking a bond. It means infinitely more 

 to our country for a million men to subscribe to a fifty dollar bond than 

 for a great financial institution to subscribe fifty million dollars. Our men 

 are willing. It is for us to give them the opportunity." 



Memphis Lumbermen Observe Registration Day 



The lumbermen of Memphis, witli their employes, turned <iut June Ti 

 in large numbers to participate in the registration day parade here and 

 thus gave another striking evidence of their patriotic and enthusiastic 

 support of the government in its plans for raising the first contingent 

 of its army on the selective conscription plan. 



The Lumbermen's Club of Memphis at its meeting Saturday voted June 

 n a holiday and all members agreed to close down their mills and to 

 give their forces a holiday, in order that they might not only participate in 

 the parade but in order that those whose ages are between 21 and 'M 

 might have an opportunity of registering. 



Representatives of the Lumbermen's Club, the (jum Lumber Manufac- 

 turers' Association, the American Oak Manufacturers' Association, the 

 Southern Hardwood Traffic Association and the Hardwood Dimension 

 Manufacturers' Association were in line and altogether they formed quite 

 an important part of one of the regiments in the line of march. 



"We are for democracy and national prohibition" were the words in- 

 scribed on a banner borne by one hundred employes of the Larkin Company 

 marching four abreast. 



A Strong Fight for Shingles 



The Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association in its 

 bulletin of May 25, 1917, makes a strong presentation of the case of the 

 wooden shingle, and a criticism nf building codes which rule against the 

 use of shingles and favor composition roofing. It is urged that the rela- 

 tive fire hazdrd of the shingle and the composition roofing remains to l)e 

 shown, and that claims of the superiority of composition are not backed 

 up by facts. 



Appeal for Better Building 



The Trade Extension Department of the National Lumber Manufactur- 

 ers' Association has republished in pamphlet form the address by William 



Gray Purcell, architect, of Minneapolis, on the subject of better building. 

 The use of wood is highly recommended in situations where it is suitable. 

 The address was given last January at a dinner to architects and builders 

 of Minneapolis by the lumbermen of that city. 



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With the Trade 



James A. Curtis 



Jamos A. Curtis, aged eigbty-thrce years, died a few days ago at his 

 liome at Greencastle, Ind., his death being due to heart disease. He was 

 one of the early carriage manufacturers of Greencastle and for many 

 years was a member of Curtis & Reneck of that city. This company had 

 an exhibit at the Philadelphia centennial in 1S76 that attracted world- 

 wide attention. >Ir. Curtis was a delegate to the first repul)llcan state 

 convention held in Indiana and for many years had been an active factor 

 in politics. He was well known to the lumber manufacturers in central 

 and southern Indiana. 



Commissioners to Chicago 



Three members of the Federal Lumber Trade Commission passed through 

 Chicago on Sunday, June 3, en route from Memphis to Minneapolis. 

 Commissioner Roger E. Simmons was called home to Oshkosh, Wis., by the 

 illness of his wife while the party was still in New Orleans. The three 

 other members — John R. Walker, E. A. Oxholm and N. C. Brown — spent 

 Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2, in Memphis. A detailed account of 

 their stay here is given on another page. 



The commissioners left Saturday night for Minneapolis and dropped 

 back to Chicago on June 6 for a conference with leading lumbermen. 

 They plan to sail about August 1. 



There is shown here a picture of the commissioners on a cypress mill 

 yard in the extreme South. At the right of the picture is Commissioner 

 Oxholm with his fingers affectionately caressing the kinky, woolly head 

 before him. To his right is John R. Walker. Nelson C. Brown is third 

 from the left, and the fourth is Roger E. Simmons. 



THE LUMBER COMMISSIONERS IN THE FIELD 



