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lar harmonies as well as on some stuff that was especially prepared 

 for just such gatherings of northern himbenneii. The oi'casion 

 quite proiHTly closed by the singing of " America." 



What They Did After the Banquet 



Not satisfied with one bancjuet, the crowd pulled off an informal 

 affair Saturday night before train time. Most of the guests hap- 

 pened to file into the dining room about the same time for dinner 

 and much to the chagrin of the Titian haired lady boss of the din- 

 ing room, soon appropriated half of the dinner tables and forming 

 them into one long board, proceeded to regale what few outsiders 

 were so fortunate or unfortunate as to be in for a late dinner, with 

 an hour of song and stories. 



Speaking of entertainment, it would not do to overlook the smooth 

 arrangements which George Robson had made for a stop-over of 

 the special train at the big encampment at Battle Creek. The spe- 

 cial returning to Chicago Saturday night reached Battle Creek in 

 due time early Sunday morning. 



The three Pullmans in the special were, to say the least, no place 

 for a poor sjiort between the hours of leaving and an uncertain hour 

 somewheres between Tnidnight and dawn. .\ few poor innocents 

 boarded the train under the mistaken impression that a Pullman ear 

 was designed ])riniarily as a jilace in which to sleep while traveling 

 from city to city. It is quite likely that if these few honest woods- 

 men have not made the suggestion of sleep so obvious, every- 

 body would have responded at an early hour to the weariness result- 

 ing from two strenuous days. As it was, the entire crowd was up 

 in arms instantly at their temerity in attempting sleep on such a 

 royal occasion and every man had to join the procession and help 

 do his bit in routing out the other fellow. 



The more serious phase of the trip came on Sunday morning when 

 seventy lumbermen tramped through the grounds of Camp Custer, 

 and inspected the result made possible through their energy and 



organization. All of the lum'ber used in Camp Custer was furnished by 

 northern ojierators, and needless to say, there was no small amount 

 of very natural pride aroused by the inspection. This stop-over 

 was the last feature of a meeting replete with features, with a 

 program planned and executed in a way to bring everlasting credit 

 upon the men responsible for the gathering, and upon the hosts in 

 Bay City and Saginaw and eastern Michigan, who surely made every 

 possible provision to the end that Bay City's fame might be just 

 as lasting as Merrill's. 



The Business Sessions 



But lest it be thought that there was no business session at all, 

 we will proceed with what was actually done in the more serious 

 hours of the congress. 



The big accomplishment was the adoption of a proposal for per- 

 manent organization. Permanence was given to the congress by 

 adoption of the following resolution by C. A. Goodman, chairman 

 of the resolutions committee: 



WHERE.VS, The objects and purposes of this congress could be more 

 i-learl>' defined and appreciated by those interested in different parts 

 of the country, were we organized on a permanent basis, be it 



RESOLVED. That the necessary steps be taken immediately to effect 

 such organization. 



Okficer.s ok Per.manent Op.ganization 

 The nominating committee was immediately appointed and re- 

 ported back promptly with recommendation for the election of the 



following officers: 



PRESIDENT— George C. Robson, Kinzel Lumber Company. Merrill, 

 Wis. 



VICE-PRESIDENT— W. N. Wrape, Kneeland-Bigelow Company, Bay 

 Citv, Mich. 



SECRETARY-TRE.\SL'RER— O. T. Swan, secretary Northern Hem- 

 lock i^ Hardwood Manufacturers' .Association, Oshkosh. Wis. 



DIRECTORS — T. Han.son. Sailing-Hanson Company. Grayling. Mi<h.; 

 James E. Dewey, Stearns Salt it Lumber Company, Ludinglon, ilich.; 

 Charles A. Goodman. Sawyer-Goodman Company. Marinette, Wis.; 

 Ray E. McQuillan, Langlade Lumber Company, .Vntigo, Wis. 



It was ultimately dcciilcd that membcrsliip should be limited 

 to those affiliated with manufacturing organizations operating in 



BETWEEN TRAINS AT- BATTLE CREEK. 

 1 — After their hard work, George Robson and Harry Dewey were justilled in their apparent satisfaction over the outcome. 2— Waiting for 

 No. 13 to pick up the specials. The astonishing thing about this picture is that Darke and handsome Harry Christiansen were not in the front 

 row. 3 — Nobody ever put one over on Darke, so to relieve the monotony he put one over on hini.self. I — Harry Butts and Mike O'Brian in 

 select company. The officer in the picture weighed 298 pounds when in civilian life. He now weighs 176 pounds. Mike is interested. 5— If 

 Darke were not so modest he would know better how to pose and we might have done better justice to his poetic countenance. 6 — Happy 



though hungry after a five-mile hike through Camp Custer. 



