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J^Chicago Lumhermens Annual Meeting 



The forty -ninth annual meeting of the Lumbermen's Association 

 of Chicago was held January 21 at Hotel Sherman, Chicago. The 

 meeting was in the Gray room, and was called to order at four 

 o'clock in the afternoon. The attendance was large. 



This association has the distinction of being the oldest of the 

 lumber associations of the United States, and lacks only one year 

 of rounding out the half century mark. In the absence of the 

 president, Edward L. Thornton, the meeting was called to order 

 by the vice president, F. B. McMuUen of the McMuUen-Powell Lum- 

 ber Company. 



The address prepared by the president was read by Secretary 

 Hooper. It contained instructive statistics covering lumber mat- 

 ters in Chicago during the past year. The total receipts of lumber 

 in Chicago in 1917 were 3,354,117,000 feet; of shingle 611,721,000 by 



was slack early in the year, and the bureau shows a shortage of 

 $255.86. The hope was expressed that the bureau would be self- 

 supporting in the future, and that the members of the association 

 should make full use of the bureau's facilities. 



The report of the arbitration committee was presented by G. A. 

 Van Ness in the absence of the chairman of the committee, George 

 P. Rinn. 



During the j-ear seven cases were decided by the committee with- 

 out expense to any of the parties, and to their satisfaction, with 

 one exception, which came before the special arbitration committee 

 and after a decision had been rendered this was referred to the com- 

 mittee on appeals by the contestants, and after its decision by that 

 committee, was sent back to the committee on arbitration. Four 

 more cases are waiting to be heard. 



F. B. Mcmullen, vice-president. 



E. E. HOOPER, SECRETARY. 



C. H. WORCESTER, DIRECTOR. 



rail and water. The lumber receipts by water totaled 86,707,000. 

 There was substantial increase in the receipts of both lumber and 

 shingles in 1917 compared with the preceding year. The city con- 

 sumption of lumber last year was 1,806,106,717. The association 

 was gratified to learn that Chicago's lumber business in 1917 broke 

 all records. 



There was a slight falling off in total membership. The year 

 commenced with 330, added 26, and lost 43. Those lost by death 

 were John D. Ross of the Brooks & Ross Lumber Company, March 3; 

 George D. Burgess of Busse & Burgess, April 30; Arthur Xollau of 

 Nollau & Wolff Manufacturing Company, December 30. 



George D. Griffith, treasurer of the association, filed a report of 



finances for the year: 



Balani'i- Jan. ], 1917 $ 262.63 



Uei flpts during the year 29,879.17 



Total $30,141.80 



Disbursements 30,113.08 



Balance t 28.72 



Committee Reports 



The standing committees presented their reports showing the 

 status of business in the several fields. 



George J. Pope is chairman of the inspection committee, but he 

 was unavoidably absent and Secretary Hooper read the report, 

 showing that 280 claims had been adjusted for the members of the 

 association at an average cost of $6.50 per claim. Inspection work 



The membership committee's report was read by the chairman, 

 Wilson Martin, and showed a gain of 26 and a loss of 43, meaning 

 a net loss of 17. 



Percival S. Fletcher, chairman of the traffic committee, reviewed 

 the work for the year. The many changes in rates and other traffic 

 matters made this committee's work of much importance. 



The entertainment committee's chairman, J. L. Lane, made an 

 entertaining report of the good things done for the enjoyment of 

 the members of the association. 



The Division Reports 



Reports from the different divisions were next in order. L. W. 

 Crow of the Mears-Slayton Lumber Company, chairman of Division 

 A, reached the meeting barely in time to make his report. He 

 had just arrived from Washington, D. C, on a train that was eight 

 hours late. He told of affairs in the nation's capital, particularlj- 

 in regard to the interests of lumbermen. 



There was no report by Division B of the hardwood yards, the 

 chairman, Edward C. Schoen, being unavoidably absent. 



A. C. Quixley, chairman of the hardwood wholesalers, spoke for 

 Division C and reported that twenty-one meetings had been held 

 and much work done. 



The pine wholesalers were represented by Division D, of which 

 Charles B. Flinn is chairman. This division's business was in a 

 satisfactory condition. 



Seth E. Barwick, chairman of Division E represented the manu- 



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