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HARDWOOD RECORD 



June 25. 1917 



requirements of this class of trade and represent a growing factor In the 

 hardwood business. 



The proposed rules for oak construction material are practically copied 

 from the Master Car Builders' specifications which are the recognized 

 standards for this class of material. Our association has many demands 

 for inspection service on this material and we therefore earnestly recom- 

 mend that these rules be adopted as part of our regular rules. 



Under special inspection we recommend the rules for "No. 1 common 

 face" and "No. 2 common face," which are the same as our present rules 

 for No. 1 and 2 common except that the "face" grades are inspected from 

 the best face of the board. These special grades are used to advantage in 

 certain lines of trade and the adoption of these proposed rules under 

 "special inspection" will enable those of us who care to malie these grades 

 to ship them on legalized rules, and in case of necessity obtain national 

 inspection certificates for them, without attempting to standardize these 

 grades. The same remari; applies to the recommendations for a "No. 2 

 common clear cutting" and "No. 2 common sound cutting" grades. 



The slight additions recommended in mahogany rules are self- 

 explanatory. 



In the proposed rules for No. 2 wagon stock we have attempted to 

 describe clearly the class of material which is now rejected from No. 1 

 wagon stock under our present rules, but which can be used to advantage 

 by the wagon makers for lower grade wagons and vehicles. We believe 

 the proposed rules are practical and that if adopted they will prove 

 acceptable to a large majority of the wagon trade. 



The volume of dressed hardwoods shipped by our members Is gradually 

 Increasing, and doubtless will continue to increase in the future. The 

 necessity for a general rule to cover dressed stock in all hardwoods is 

 therefore apparent, and we believe the rule which we propose will be 

 found practical, workable and fitted to the requirements of the trade. 



In closing, allow me to express publicly, as chairman of the committee, 

 my appreciation for the loyalty, the enthusiasm, and the earnest efforts of 

 the members of the committee in solving the many problems which were 

 presented for consideration. 



Inspection Rules Changes 



The association had before it a petition to change the bylaws so 

 that a majority present and voting could carry a motion, instead of a 

 two-thirds vote as in the past. The vote was 114 in favor of the change 

 and 101 against. The affirmative vote not being two-thirds, the 

 motion was lost, and the old rule of two-thirds remains. 



That matter being out of the way, the association turned its atten- 

 tion to the proposed changes in the inspection rules. That was 

 regarded as the most important matter coming before the meeting, 

 and the contending forces were lined up to urge their respective views. 

 It was agreed to take up the proposed changes, item by item, and 

 discuss each separately. 



The changes one after another were adopted without much dis- 

 cussion and without a dissenting vote until that relating to cypress 

 was reached. It was opposed by E. E. Sykes, a large manufacturer of 

 cypress, who argued that the proposed change would make the sale 

 of his product more difficult. The opposite view was maintained by 

 others, and when the vote was taken, the change carried unanimously. 



The changes affecting the inspection of bending oak encountered 

 some opposition, but the motion carried, as aU proposed changes liad up 

 to that point; but the next was in for defeat. It related to the inspec- 

 tion of "oak for construction" work, chiefly car oak. After a short 

 but vigorous discussion the proposed change was voted down. The 

 rest of the recommendations of the committee were adopted, and it was 

 ordered that the changes take effect January 1, 1918. 



The recommendation that a legislative committee be appointed was 

 approved, but the names of the committee men were not announced. 

 The duties of the committee will consist in watching legislation, chiefly 

 before Congress, that may affect the interests of the association. 



A resolution was adopted to the effect that referenda of the Cham- 

 ber of Commerce of the United States, when received by the secre- 

 tary of the association, be referred to all the members by mail for 

 consideration and reply, and the answers be tabulated aud returned to 

 the Chamber of Commerce in due form. This rescinded the action 

 taken at the Buffalo meeting, delegating authority to the board of 

 managers to vote on matters connected witli the Chamber of Commerce. 



The association voted to appropriate $1,000 to the funds of the Red 

 Cross. 



Election of Officers 



Presi<lent Woods apiiointed a nominating committee composed of 

 J. V. Stimson, Huntingburg, Ind.; T. M. Brown, Louisville, Ky. ; 



C. W. Kramer, Eichmoud, Ind.; Horace F. Taylor, Buffalo, N. Y. ; 

 and George F. Kerns, Chicago, 111. The candidates who were placed in 

 nomination and subsequently elected, were: 



President, John M. Woods, to succeed himself. 



First Vice-President, J. V. Stimson. 



Second Vice-President, John W. Dickson. 



Third Vice-President, C. A. Goodman. 



The nominating committee reported the following candidates for 

 directors for a term of tliree years, and they were elected: 



C. H. Barnaby, Greencastle, Ind. 



T, A. Washington, Nashville. Tenn. 



Edward Buckley, Manistee, Mich. 



W. E. Chamberlin, Boston, Mass. 



W. J. Hetherington. Toronto. Ont. 



George M. Morgan. Cincinnati, Ohio 



M. J. Quinlan, Soperton, Wis. 



W. H. Russe, Memphis, Tenn. 



A resolution was passed placing the association on record in a protest 

 against the reconsignment charges proposed in I. C. C. Docket, I. & S., 

 1050, as unfair and unwarranted, considering the exi>cnse of the 

 service rendered. 



No Money for European Investigation 



The association voted down a motion to contribute $1,500 toward 

 the cost of sending four commissioners to Europe to investigate the 

 market for lumber. The request for the contribution came from E. H. 

 Downman, president of the National Lumber Manufacturers ' Associa- 

 tion, who stated in his letter to Secretary Fish that he was having 

 a hard time raising money to send the commission abroad. The com- 

 missioners, Messrs. Walker, Simmons, Brown, and Oxholm, have been 

 appointed and are now touring the United States preparatory to going 

 abroad for a two years' stay. The government agreed to furnish 

 part of the expense, and lumbermen are expected to supply the balance. 

 It is understood tliat a fund of $60,000 will be needed. The hardwood 

 association turned down the jjroposal to subscribe, because, accord- 

 ing to the views of those who spoke on the subject, the money might 

 better be spent to further the work of tlieir own association. 



ENTERTAINMENT 



The entertainment consisted of the two usual features, the banquet 

 on the first night and the stag party and smoker on the second night. 

 The banquet was the usual elaborate affair and was held in the con- 

 vention hall. It was fuUy attended and completely successful in 

 every way. 



The program presented at the smoker, witli which was combined a 

 beefsteak dinner on Friday night, was somewhat different from pre- 

 vious programs, for in addition to the former entertainment there 

 was provided an extensive and varied list of wrestling and boxing 

 matches at various weights. Good action was staged, stallers seem- 

 ingly having been barred altogether. 



Theinost amusing feature was a wrestling bout between two heavy- 

 weights, one being announced as the sparring partner of Jess Willard. 

 These two men staged a first-class imitation of a real fight and had 

 everybody in the hall guessing as to whether or not they were really 

 in earnest right up to the last minute, which culminated in a two- 

 fold knockout after they had changed from wrestling to fighting with 

 mits, apparently in order to settle the score each held against the 

 other. 



The crowd was entertained during tlie matches by the remarks of 

 Max Sondheimer sent through the ropes. Max never failed to meet 

 a situation witli some timely injunctions to one or the other of the 

 athletes until a wrestling bout was announced between a tall, red- 

 headed wrestler with a German name and a swarthy, close-cropped 

 individual who was introduced as "the terrible Turk." This combi- 

 nation seemed to have Max stopped, but he finally got a laugh by 

 enjoining the red-headed person to win the bout by capturing the 

 Dardenelles. 



To have a belt tighter than is necessary for the work not only 

 shortens the life of the belt, but is also hard on journals. It is 

 necessary to impose a little hardshiji here, though, as a factor of 

 safety against the belt slipping and failing to do its work right. 



