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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



June 25, 1917 



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VEMEERS AND PANECS? 



be figured and that most buyers were disposed to figure from the 

 date of the delivery of the stock. Car conditions are very unfavor- 

 able and there is much delay in making deliveries and this delay 

 has been largely responsible for the tieing up of large sums of 

 money belonging to the manufacturers v^'ithout interest or any 

 other consideration. It was also suggested that buyers are in 

 favor of standard terms because it puts them all on the same basis 

 and puts the business on a more satisfactory plane. 



Reports submitted at the meeting indicated that the veneer 

 market is in very strong position. All manufacurers are fully 

 engaged and are from 30 to 90 days behind with their deliveries. 

 Prices are tending higher and the demand is excellent. One prom- 

 inent member made the statement during the meeting that there 

 had been more buyers in the market during the tw^o or three weeks 

 preceding than he had ever seen in the same length of time. It 

 also transpired that veneers are being used in the manufacture of 

 aeroplane parts and that some good orders are being received for 

 stock made of ash and cotton wood. 



Two new members were received at this meeting, the Alabama 

 Veneer Company, Jackson, Ala., and the Evansville Veneer Com- 

 pany, Evansville, Ind. This brings the total membership to 

 twenty-two. 



Those present at this meeting w^ere: 



R. L. Jurden, Penrod. Jurden & McCowen, Inc., Memphis. 



A. M. McGehee, iMcGehee Veneer 6c Lumber Company, Tus- 

 caloosa, Ala. 



H. J. Ingram, Stout Lumber Company, Thornton, Ark. 



Sam Thompson, .Anderson-TuUy Company, Memphis. 



H. Bean, Alabama Veneer Company, Jackson, Ala. 



Benjamin Lord, Chicago Veneer Company, Danville, Ky. 



G. W. Sparks, Des Arc Veneer & Lumber Company, Des Arc, 

 Ark. 



W. E. Tuxford, Byram Veneer & Lumber Company, Byram, 

 Miss. 



E. D. Bealp, Mississippi Veneer 6t Lumber Company, Cedars, 

 Miss. 



H. Van Briggle, Helena Veneer Company, Helena, Ark. 



John M. Pritchard, assistant secretary, Memphis. 



Much regret was expressed over the enforced absence of R. C. 

 Stimson, secretary of the association. Readers of the HARDWOOD 

 RECORD are familiar with the accident which occurred dur- 

 ing Registration Day parade when the horse on w^hich Mr. Stim- 

 son, serving as one of the marshals, was mounted fell back on him 

 and crushed his leg. 



Fire at Willey Plant 



Fire occurred last week at the plant of the C. L. Willey Com- 

 pany, 2558 S. Robey street, Chicago, the resulting damage totaling 

 about $25,000. In addition to large quantities of valuable hard- 

 wood lumber, the drier and storehouse were virtually destroyed. 



The blaze started from an undetermined origin in the first story 

 of the three-story building facing the river. It spread rapidly 

 and burned for several hours before firemen were successful in 

 extinguishing it. 



Letters from a Panel User 



Monroe. Mich., June 19. — It is becoming more and more rec- 

 ognized that the human element in an organization is the greatest 

 factor to be considered. Many of the large panel manufacturers 

 are realizing this and they know quite well that regardless of the 

 amount of money invested in an up-to-date veneer plant equipped 

 with the latest and most progressive veneer cutters, presses, 

 tapers, trimmers, glue equipment, etc., if they do not enjoy the 

 co-operation of their workmen and unless their superintendents 

 and foremen know^ how to handle the human element in their em- 

 ploy, success is absolutely impossible. 



A few years ago the average foreman would direct his men in 

 a domineering way, usually emphasizing his orders with cuss 

 words. If they made good, the foreman was retained, if not, he 



