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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Novomher 10. 1*)17 



That there may be no doubt or confusion as to the prevailing stumpagc 

 values ot IDi:! in Wisconsin and upper Michigan, It has been suggested 

 that our association, thru Its secretary, take up this subject with each 

 of our members so that the Judgment and records and knowledge of each 

 of our members concerning these values may be comijared one with the 

 others and these values standardized. 



Mr. Goodman here Interjected tile statement that in his opinion stump- 

 agc values for 1913 should be figured as follows : Northern pine, ?13 

 Norway, ?9 ; hemlock, ^3 ; basswood, $8 ; elm, $C ; birch, $4 ; maple, ?2 

 ash ?4 ; spruce, .$8 ; balsam, $4 ; poplar, $3 ; cedar, $4 ; tamarack, $3 

 beech, $2 ; oak, ?8. 



So far as the problems of accounting are concerned with reference to 

 the making ot income returns, I advise waiting until we have the in- 

 structions from the Treasury Department. 



Afternoon Session 



The afternoon session was opened with a vicious attack on booze. 

 The growing scarcity and decreasing efficiency of woods and sawmill 

 labor is rapidly bringing to lumbermen a realization of the absolute 

 necessity for conserving tlic available man power to the utmost. The 

 arguments against lii]Uor were advanced by .John Stange, paper manu- 

 facturer of Menasha, Wis., and formerly a mcmlior of the retail lumber 

 trade, and by William C. Evjue of the Wisconsin legislature. Their 

 arguments were based not upon abstract moral principles but upon 

 questions of sound, economic merit. They presented figures compiled 

 through practical demonstrations tending to show the actual decrease 

 in efficiency and loss in money due to lessened productive power 

 resulting from the use of liquor in woods and sawmill operations. 

 They were supported by statements from some of the manufacturers 

 present, who, because of local option dry laws in their respective com- 

 munities, were able to cite specific instances of the benefits from 

 prohibition in industrial centers. 



Representative Evjue in his talk stated that the grain used in tlie 

 manufacture of beer and other liquors in 1916 was sufficient to have 

 made 3,320,000 half loaves of bread daOy during that year. 



One argument presented was that where liquor reigns in industrial 

 centers there also will be found the hotbed of I. W. W. agitation, and 

 that legislation or action against liquor is directly action against I. W. 

 W. propaganda. The Fox River Valley Efficiency League is working 

 to this end through a campaign tending to educate the working element 

 to the principals and economic reasons for prohibition. This move- 

 ment was explained in detail and the members individually and col- 

 lectively were solicited for their support of the movement. Several 

 members joined therewith and the matter was left up to the discretion 

 of the board of directors as to whether or not the association will sup- 

 port the movement as a body. 



Miscellaneous Discussions 



There followed a report by M. P. McCullough, chairman of the 

 committee on trade extension, and action authorizing the purchase of 

 a liberty bond of a denomination to be determined by the board of 

 directors. It was also agreed that members will accept liberty bonds 

 in payment of lumber invoices. 



There was quite a discussion of logging questions and of the develop- 

 ment of various Wisconsin and upper Michigan logging associations. 

 The principal speakers were P. S. McLurg of Phillips and A. J. 

 Stange of Merrill. Mr. Stange gave a detailed report on what is being 

 accomplished by the logging association and what its aims are. The 

 loggers, according to the report, are looking to tlie consummation of 

 uniform wage scale, uniform camp menus, prevention of logging acci- 

 dents, standardization of logging railroads, determining of produc- 

 tion costs in logging, sanitary camp construction. 



One feature which Mr. Stange says is rapidly eliminating the bum 

 who, after securing free Sunday board disappears on Monday, is the 

 requirement of a two-dollar deposit by workers appearing on Saturday. 

 This deposit is not refunded until the worker has been employed for a 

 week. 



The question of splitting the grade No. 3 hemlock into a yard and 

 a box and crating grade, the association referred to the grading bureau 

 and recommended the plan suggested by Chief Inspector McDonald. 



Edward Hines led the discussion on market conditions and empha- 

 sized his statement that no one thing is so powerful an influence in 

 retarding fair values as lack of knowledge on stumpage and manu- 

 facturing cost. 



President Lingle appointed a committee of two to report on a plan 

 for determining manufacturing cost. 



There followed talks by C. II. Worcester, Chicago, on the handling 

 of lumber supply at Washington, and by G. C. Robson, Merrill, Wis., 

 on the coming salesmanship congress at Bay City. 



H. H. Butts, chairman of the bureau of educational and statistical 

 information, gave a very favorable report on hemlock and hardwood 

 statistics. He read the foUovring table: 



1 Inch and Up No. 3 and Better. 



Oct. 1, 1916 Oct. 1, 1917 



Michigan Wisconsin Michigan Wisconsin 



Unsold ash 1,854,000 4,059,000 1,060,000 4,190,000 



Unsold bass S.036,000 10,163,000 6,512,000 12,905,000 



Unsold birch 10,979,000 57,081,000 14,733,000 44,103,000 



Unsold rock elm 790,000 2,141,000 393,000 1,196,000 



Unsold soft elm 5,886,000 9,252,000 6,180,000 11,010,000 



Unsold maple (this is H&S 



maple) 47,102,000 26,538,000 57,954,000 25,448,000 



Unsold soft maple 2,933,000 2,415,000 



Unsold oak 1,032,000 3.193,000 



74,647,000 120,099.000 86,832,000 104,466,000 

 74,647,000 86,832,000 



Grand total Wis. & Mich 194,746,000 191,298,000 



No. 3 Common Hardwoods Unsold. 



Unsold ash 766,000 1,286,000 672,000 2,278,000 



Un.sold bass 2.309,000 4,830.000 3,063,000 6,881,000 



Unsold birch 2,609,000 20,413.000 7,177,000 19,960,000 



Unsold rock elm 609,000 1,429.000 95,000 491,000 



Unsold soft elm 1,791,000 4.619.000 2,183,000 4,120,000 



Unsold hard mapie 13,303,000 10.980,000 40,088,000 17.901,000 



Unsold soft mapie 945,000 1,148,000 



Unsold oak 680,000 1,672,000 



21,387,000 45,182,000 53,278,000 54,451,000 

 21,387,000 53,278,000 



Grand totals 66,569,000 107,729,000 



There followed brief talk by Secretary O. T. Swan, who in turn was 

 followed by the resolution committee, which presented resolutions on 

 the recent death of United States Senator Hall Husting of Wisconsin. 

 Resolutions were presented favoring national and state prohibition. 



At the close of the meeting a dispatch was sent to George E. Foster, 

 treasurer of the association, who is recuperating at a Wausau hos- 

 pital from an attack of blood poisoning. 



More Lumbermen Wanted 



The lumber operators of tlie United States have an opportunity 

 of assisting materially in the success of the war. This can be done 

 by aiding in recruiting for the 20th Engineers, which is a unit now 

 being organized for the purpose of cutting lumber of all sorts in the 

 forests of France. From the reports received on all sides it appears 

 that the lack of transportation gives the War Department authori- 

 ties more trouble than any other single thing, consequent!}' in order 

 to save the space on transports now being used to transport abroad, 

 there are being organized forestry battalions for the purpose of 

 cutting this lumber on the other side. 



At first thought, it would seem to the selfish man that any assist- 

 ance given by him to this project would result in decrease of his 

 sales; but when it is remembered that the amount used abroad is so 

 little that it is not even considered by any lumber manufacturer, 

 even the most selfish would not hold back on that account. 



All lumber operators can assist. To do this, they should write to 

 any man who has been drafted from their works and urge him to 

 ask that he be transferred or assigned to the 20th Engineers, 

 Washington, D. C. 



A copy of this request should be sent to the commanding officer, 

 20th Engineers, American University, Washington, D. C, as no 

 recruits are accepted in the 20th Engineers unless they have had 

 actual experience in lumber or logging operations. 



The 20th Engineers will consist of 10 battalions and 9 service 

 battalions, and when completed will be the largest regiment in the 

 world, amounting to seventeen thousand men. 



