C. T. .MITCHELL, CADILLAC, MICH., MEM- 1!. M. CAUlilEH, SAKDIS. .MISS.. .MEMKEI! I!. I'.. ConHMA.N. IJOODMAN, \Y]S., MK.MBER 



liKR BO.Mtll OF GOVEItXOItS HOARD OF GOVER.NOKS BOAIiD OP GOVERNORS 



Pacific Coast Lumbermen On behalf of the forestry committee a report was maJe by J. A. 



A noticeable feature of the San Francisco meeting was the strong Freeman of Pasadena, Cal., who gave no countenance to the alarmist 



showing made by the West coast lumbermen. That was to be ex- claims that a timber famine is impending in this country. 



l)ected, from the geographical location of the meeting; but, aside The committee ou railroads reported by letter that it had found 



from that, they took a foremost place in the discussion of problems little it could do during the past year. F. R. Pierce of St. Louis is 



of national concern to lumbermen, and of s]iecial nionicut to those of chairman of this committee, 



the Pacific slope. A report by letter was made by W. A. Whitman of Taconia, Wash., 



Major E. G. Griggs of Tacoma, AVasli., discussed the fir situation, chairman of the committee on standardization, who said that little 



and insisted that successful business was difficult because the cost had been done toward putting into operation the recommendations 



of logs was out of proportion to the selling price of lumber. The formerly made by his committee. 



remedy, as he viewed it, was for lumbermen to stand together in the The third committee to report by letter was that on advertising, 



war against substitutes, and to spend the money necessary to secure Its chairman is A. T. Gerrans, who stated in his letter that in his 



advertising. Lumber has nothing to fear if the lumbermen will get opinion the trade extension department, when organized, would take 



behind their product. The competition from Canadian shingles, and the place of the advertising committee. The advertising committee 



the assistance that the Panama canal will give in shipping lumber in was therefore discharged after being tendered a vote of thanks for 



that direction, were discussed in an optimistic vein by Mr. Griggs. its efficient work. 



^, ,, ,. , , , i.1. i.T, 1.1 « j„ 1 Charles F. Simonson, the association's manager of the Interinsur- 



The problems which make rough or smooth the path ot redwood _ ' , ..,„„,,. ■ j! 



.„,.,. . \. T ■ n 1 n <■ TT A auce Exchange reported that on April 20 last insurance in force 



lumber m Calitornia were presented m an address by Capt. h. A. ^, .„„_,.,, ., „ ^„^^ „,-, -r. i. 



o .x- • , i- 1,-11.. ri 1 t t 1 1 i- ■ 4.1 <■ 4. ti „t +1,^ amounted to $1,430,877, which had grown from $654,31'2 ou February 



Seltridge ot Willits, Cal., who found consolation in the fact that the f > ; > & 



-15 last 

 dealers in this wood seemed to have no troubles peculiar to them- 



, ^ , , . . Papers and Addresses 



selves, but had exiieriences common to many. . , „ . ,, , ,. , , i, ., i-^ 



A number of appropriate addresses were delivered betore the dii- 



CoMMiTTEE M.\TTERS ferent sessions of the meeting, and formal papers were read. 



The appointment of the following committees was announced by Frank L. Brown, one of the exposition commissioners, entertained 



the president : the members with a brief account of how San Francisco rose out 



Resolutions Committee— E. G. Griggs, Tacomii, Wash. : George X. ^^ ^^^ ^^-^^^ ^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^^ earthquake and had been rebuilt at a cost 



Wondling .San Francisco, Ca]. : J. E. Rhodes, Now Orleans, La.: E. A. $400,000,000. California alone has spent $17,500,000 in financing 



Hamar, Chassell, Mich. >f i > .z, 7 , i j ., 



NOMINATING Committee— Edward Hints, Chicago, 111. : .7. W. Dempsc-y, the fair, and the people ot the Pacific coast have not asked the gov- 



Tacoma, Wash. ; E. A. Hamar, Chas,sell, Mich. ; O. O. Axlcy, Warren. .\rk. ; eminent to contribute one dollar. 



E. A. Solfridge, .7r., San Francisco, Cal. y^\ W. Reed of Eureka, Cal,, read a paper under the caption of 



COMMITTEE ON CREDENTiAE.s-Gcorgo E. Wnt.on, Ncw OrWns, La.: ..- Efficiency in Logging. " The point which he emphasized most was 



II. S. Childs, Minneapolis. Minn. : Thorpe? Bnbcock, Tacoma, Wash. -' ""„ . , , , , • ^ .t 



The committee on credentials reported the basis of representation the bonus system. His experience had ma.le him a strong advocate 



of the various associations, figured on their annual output, as follows: of that method of increasing the output, although he had found 



No. of drawbacks, particularly at the start when loggers are disposed to 



Output. .Mcmlier.«. view the bonus system with suspicion. When the matter becomes 



raciftc Coast Sugar and White Pine Manufactmeis i:JO,43a,O00 3 better understood the feeling of distrust disappears and results speak 



Georgia-Florida Sawmill Association 2.50,000,000 5 ^^^ themselves 



Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers" Association. . . 287,000,00(1 ° , , \ ,i i jj ii , i,,,*. +i.„„« 



Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the United A number of papers were called for on the program, but those 



States .-)00,000,000 7 who had undertaken their preparation were unable to attend. 



Southern Cypress Manufacturers' .\ssoeiation. . . . 567,292,000 8 j). E. Skinner of Seattle was scheduled for a paper on "The Cost 



Western Pine Manufacturers' Asociation 688,000,000 ^^j- L„„ji-,er Production," but not being able to attend the meeting, 



North Carolina Pine .Association 76.3,000,000 1" , i i li i • i i i „i ,„,.(. nf +1,0 r»vm,,i,l Qa«imior1 



., ^,, ,T , , J rr J 1 -vf ,„ » „• he sent a letter which very ably covered part ot the giound assignea 



Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manutacturers J J ,.,•.• 



Association 800,000,000 11 him. The matter of cost of producing lumber is now under mvesti- 



Nnrtheru Pine Maiuifaotiu-ers' Association 962,343,000 12 gation by the Forest Service, and Mr. Skinner's letter pointed out 



West Coast Lumber Manufacturers' .Association.. 1,797,210,000 20 certain lines that might, he thought, be followed with advantage. 



Southern Pine Association 4,500,000,000 ^ , , g^^^.^^ Against General Lumber Advertising ' ' was the title of 



.p„,a, 10,122,847,000 117 a paper read by Thorpe Babcock, secretary of the West Coast Lum- 



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