June -'5, 1917 



K. B. GOODMAN, GOODMAN, WIS., 

 ACTING PRESIDENT 



K. II. DOWNMAN. NEW UKLEANS. LA., 

 PRESIDENT 



R. S. KELLOGG. CHICAGO, 

 SECRETAKi-MANAGER 



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Manufacturers Reorganize 



At a momentous meeting of the board of directors of the National 

 Lumber M.anufacturers' Association held at Washington, D. C, on 

 Thursday, June 20, a complete reorganization of the system of work 

 was decided upon. The government needs for lumber were gone 

 over generally at the meeting and other matters were discussed. Con- 

 crete results included the following : 



Adoption of the plan that has been talked of for a long time, pro- 

 viding for an assessment of three-quarters of a cent per thousand feet 

 upon the association's affiliation with the National. This is in lieu 

 of the old system of maintaining the National by individual sub- 

 scription. 



Organization of several general committees as follows : 



Committee on market conditions — Edward Hincs, Chicago, chairman. 



Committee on trade extension— John W. Blodgett, Grand Kapids, 

 Mich., chairman. 



Legislative committee — Frank G. Wisner, Laurel, Miss., chairman. 



Provision for a west coast committee, the chairmanship being left 

 to the choice of members of that committee. 



A decision to do away with rivalries among various branches of 

 lumber manufacturing as far as possible, and to substitute a nation- 

 wide co-operation in the interest of the trade and of the country. 



No curtailment of the association's activities, but more definite 

 organization and co-ortUnation. 



Issuance of a monthly report through the secretary's office to trade 

 journals on the association activity; statistical information belong- 

 ing to affiliated associations being distributed by their respective 

 secretaries. 



Inauguration of efforts to get timber holding, conservation and 

 fire protective associations into the national association as affiliated 

 bodies, and particularly the adoption of a resolution inviting the 

 Western Forestry & Conservation Association to join the National 

 body practically on any reasonable basis to be suggested by the western 

 association, which matter will be taken up with the latter by E. T. 

 Allen of Portland, Ore., its secretary. 



Discussion of the subject of terms of sale by Edward Hines of 

 Chicago and E. D. Kingsloy, Portland, Ore., and reference of the sub- 

 ject to new committee on market conditions, with the understanding 

 that after a thorough investigation now under way throughout the 

 country, he will report the consensus of opinion of lumbermen on the 

 subject, together with recommendation for final action by the asso- 

 ciation. 



Eetention of R. H. Downman as president of the National associa- 

 tion. Mr. Downman will continue to devote his time and attention 

 to the work of the committee on lumber and forest products of the 

 Council of National Defense, it being obvious that he will be unable 

 to attend actively the work of the association. 



Designation of R. B. Goodman, first vice-president, of Goodman, 

 Wis., as acting president with the understanding that he will be a 

 leading factor in directing association work. 



Conferring the title of secretary-manager upon R. S. Kellogg, who 

 has been secretary of the association for several years. It is under- 

 stood that he will remain at Washington as secretary of the com- 

 mittee on lumber and forest products, while E. A. Sterling, head of 

 the trade extension department of the National association, will be 

 acting secretary for the present. 



Presentation of Mr. Sterling's resignation to the board in order 

 that he might accept an advantageous offer he has received, and refer- 

 ence of the resignation to the executive committee of the association 

 without action, with the understanding that Mr. Sterling will not 

 leave the association without an active director. 



Retention of J. H. Kirby as second vice-president, A. L. Payne as 

 third vice-president, and J. W. Blodgett as treasurer, and designation 

 of the following executive committee: R. B. Goodman, chairman; 

 R. H. Downman, J. W. Blodgett, J. W. Embree, W. A. GUchrist, 

 Edward Hines, W. A. SuUivan, C. H. Worcester and A. L. Payne (suc- 

 ceeding J. H. Bloedel). 



Members of the board of directors In attendance were : 

 D. O. Anderson, Jlarion, S. C. ; J. W. Blodgitt, Grand Rapids, Mich. ; 

 W. E. DeLane.v, Lexington. Ky. ; R. II. Downman, New Orleans; B. C. , 

 Eccles, Ogden, Utah ; J. W. Embree, Cliicago ; R. B. Goodman, Goodman, 

 Wis.; F. G. Griggs, Tacoma, Wash.; Edward llines, Cliicago; B. H. 

 Hornby, Dover, Idaho ; II. C. Hornby, Cloquet, Minn. ; W. C. Hull. Traverse 

 City, Mich.; E. D. Klugsley, Portland. Ore.; J. H. Kirby, Houston, Tex.; 

 W. H. Sullivan, Bogaiusa, La. ; E. M. Swartz, Burton, La. ; A. R. Turn- 

 bull. Norfolk, Va. ; S. D. Wissncr, Laurel, Miss., and C. H. Worcester, 

 Chicago. 



Following a conference with the Southern Pine Association members 

 at the latter 's office at Washington relative to the part that associa- 

 tion must play in reorganized work, Mr. Goodman left for Chicago 

 accompanied by Mr. Sterling, who wiU take up the details of the 

 reorganization. 



Mr. Goodman made public an outline of activities and organization 

 to meet the needs of the regional associations in the efficient and eco- 



