June 10, 1915. 



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and if so required by the board of directors, to furnish bond satisfactory 

 to them at the expense of the association. 



Executive Committee — The executive committee shall engage such 

 employes as may be necessary to carry on the worlt of the association, 

 fix their salaries, define their duties, and have full power of the asso- 

 ciation except at such times as the board of directors or the association 

 is in session. 



ARTICLE VI 



ELECTION 



The election of officers shall be held at each annual mectiug of this 

 association ; each member present shall be entitled to one vote, and the 

 election shall he by ballot. A majority of the members voting shall be 

 necessary to an election. 



ARTICLE VII 



VACANCIES 



In case of a vacancy in the directorate, or in any official position, the 

 same shall be filled by the executive committee for the unfinished por- 

 tion of the term of such director or officer. 

 ARTICLE VIII 



MEETINGS 



ASSOCIATION — There shall be t^vo meetings of the association per 

 annum at places to be named by the executive committee, the annual 

 meeting to he held the second Tuesday in December, and the summer 

 meeting to be held the second Tuesday in June of each year. Notice 

 of such meetings shall be mailed to the members of the association at 

 least thirty days prior to the holding thereor. 



DiuECTOKS — There shall be at least two meetings of the board of direc- 

 tors per annum, held just prior to the semi-annual meetings of the 

 association. 



Executive Committee — The executive committee shall hold meetings 

 upon the call of the president. 



SrECiAi. — Special meetings of the association or the executive com- 

 mittee may be called by the president or special meetings of the direc- 

 tors may be called by the chairman at any time after due notice to the 

 members. 



Mail Vote — -When the president shall deem it inexpedient to call a 

 special meeting of the association or the executive committee, or when 

 he shall deem it inexpedient to call a special meeting of the directors, he 

 may order a vote by mail on any question on which an expression is 

 deemed necessary. 



.ARTICLE IX 



SALAniES AND EXPENSES 



.Vll officers and directors of the association shall serve without com- 

 ■pensation except the secretary, whose compensation, if any, shall be 

 fixed by the executive committee. 



ARTICLE X 



QUORUM 



Twenty members shall constitute a quorum of the association. 



Five directors shall constitute a quorum of the board of directors. 



.\ majority of the members shall constitute a quorum of the executive 

 committee. 



ARTICLE XI 



Section 1. The following committees shall be appointed by the presi- 

 dent, all to serve for one year : 



Executive Committee, as heretofore described. 



Nominating Committee, consisting of three members. 



Committee on Constitution and By-laws, consisting of three members. 



Auditing Committee, consisting of three members. 



Committee on Resolutions, consisting of three members. 



Entertainment and Program Committee, consisting of three members. 



Committee on Arbitration and Grievance, consisting of three members. 



Committee on Inspection and Grading, consisting of one member from 

 each of the automatic committees hereinafter provided for. 



Committee on Costs and Valuations, consisting of one member from 

 each of the automatic committees hereinafter provided for. 



Railroad Classification and Claims Committee, consisting of one mem- 

 ber from each of the automatic connnittees hereinafter provided for. 



Section 2. There shall also be the following automatic committees : 



1. Southern Committee, consisting of all members in good standing 

 manufacturing rotary cut veneer in southern territory where gum and 

 other southern woods are native. 



2. Northern Committee, consisting of all members in good standing 

 manufacturing rotary cut veneer in northern territory where birch and 

 other northern woods are native. 



o. Southeastern Committee, consisting of all members in good stand- 

 ing manufacturing rotary cut veneer in the southeast, including Virginia, 

 West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. 



4. Central Committee, consisting of all members in good standing 

 manufacturing rotary cut veneer outside of other defined territories. 



5. Quartered Oak Committee, consisting of all members in good standing 

 manufacturing quartered oak. 



6. Panel Committee, consisting of all members in good standing manu- 

 facturing panels and tops. 



Each automatic committee shall hold meetings at intervals of not more 

 than sixty days. 



Each committee shall elect a chairman and secretary, and such other 

 officers as it may deem desirable, and carry on such special work for its 

 own members as it may deem desirable. 



The chairman of each committee shall preside at all meetings of his 

 committee ; shall make recommendations for the carrying on of the asso- 

 ciation work as it relates to business of members of his committee ; and 

 shall have supervisory authority over the work of special employes of his 

 committee. 



The secretary of each committee shall keep the minutes of the meet- 



ings of his committee and shall forward same to the secretary of the 

 association for distribution among such members of the association as 

 each committee shall direct. 



Section 3. Each committee shall assess its members for the purpose 

 of financing any special work it may undertake and paying any salaried 

 officers or employes it may engage, and the collection and disbursement 

 of such assessments may be by the committee direct or, at its election 

 by the secretary of the association, in which event such assessments from 

 each committee shall be treated as special funds and be disbursed upon 

 the order of the respective committee chairmen. 



Section 4. The automatic committees, numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4, in 

 Section 3 above, shall hold joint meetings twice each year at the times and 

 places of the meetings of the association, and may co-operate in any 

 special work upon terms and conditions agreed upon In such joint 

 meetings. 



Section 5. All recommendations of any automatic committee affecting 

 any of the objects of this association, as enumerated in Article II hereof, 

 shall he submitted to the executive committee, which shall either accept 

 or reject for the association, which action shall be announced by the 

 chair at the next open meeting. 



ARTICLE XII 



DUES 



The dues of the members, both regular and associate, shall be twenty- 

 five ($25.00) dollars per annum, payable in advance. Regular members 

 shall sign the constitution, and also be liable for such assessments as 

 are levied by the executive committee, such assessment, however, not to 

 exceed $25.00 per annum. 



All assessments shall be due and payable within thirty days after notice 

 shall have been mailed to members. 



ARTICLE XIII 

 suspensions 



The executive committee may suspend any member for non-payment 

 of dues, assessments, or for any cause deemed sufficient by it. 

 ARTICLE XIV 

 amendments 



This constitution may be amended at any meeting of the association 

 by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting, but no amend- 

 ment shall be considered at any meeting unless a written notice of the 

 change proposed shall have been given to the secretary at least thirty 

 days previous to such meetings, and unless written notice of such pro- 

 posed change shall have been mailed to members at least fifteen days 

 prior to such meeting. 



The meeting then adjourned, but met for dinner at the Midway 

 Gardens on the south side, where a highly pleasing entertainment was 

 presented. 



Lumbermen Keenly Interested in South 

 American Possibilities 



Lumbermen at Memphis followed closely the recent conference 

 between representatives of the United States and Central and South 

 America held for the specific purpose of bringing about closer rela- 

 tions between business interests of these two countries. It will be 

 recalled by readers of Hakdwood Eecord that there was a confer- 

 ence in Memphis some months ago between representative business 

 men of the Mississippi valley states for the purpose of discussing 

 the best method of devising ways and means for increasing business 

 between the people of the United States and those of Central and 

 South America. The financial problem loomed large at that time for 

 the reason that practically all financing for South and Central 

 America has heretofore been done through London. This is imprac- 

 ticable under present conditions and the conference just held had for 

 its specific purpose the furthering of plans for making New York 

 the financial clearing house for transactions between the countries in 

 question. Lumbermen have also observed with much interest the 

 statements of President Wilson to tlie effect that, if private capital 

 were too timid or for any reason unwilling to finance the buying 

 and operating of steamship lines between United States ports and 

 those of Central and South America, the government at Washington 

 would take a hand in the matter. Aside from the difficulty of financ- 

 ing operations, the biggest handicap to increased business with 

 Central and South America has been the lack of transportation 

 facilities. Manufacturers of hardwood lumber and lumber products 

 here have said repeatedly that it would be possible for them to do 

 a good business with both Central and South America if adequate 

 transportation facilities were at hand. The field under discussion 

 is regarded as a very large one and lumber interests here believe that 

 it will be possible in time to find large outlets in Central and South 

 America for hardwood lumber and lumber products. 



