September 25, 101.'.. 



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-k-S- Lumber Re-Classification Opposed 



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RcprescnUjUvM of prncticnlly nil the iniporUiut lumber nssooin- 

 tioi.n una rtluU'J orfiiinimtions of tlit- UniU<d Stj.tcs lii-Ul " l»o 

 diivs- iiHilii.t;, Si'i>ton.l*r 15 luid IC. nt Iho Lu Siillo hotel, Chicago, 

 iind placed on nvor.l tlii-ir opposition to Uie propos«!.l rccluRsiruiition 

 of lumber which the niilroiids are advocntiiiK. The mfetinj; pro 

 cccdcHi to l.ujiiu-»8 without loni; si>otchis or other prclin.iiiarics, ami 

 rcBcJod ii..:.niiiK.ii^ ooiu-hi>ions on all points taken up. Three things 

 were don. 



An orgaiu/:iii"ii «a» effected, 

 consist inc of dclepates from vari- 

 ous associations and clubs. 



Re.MiUitions were adopted by 

 which the jmrposci and plans of 

 the body were outlined. 



A committee was appointed to 

 proceed with the work and a sub- 

 committee was named to take the 

 lead. 



The meeting assembled at the 

 call of the National Lumber Man- 

 ufacturers' Association. B. H. 

 Domman, president of the asso- 

 ciation, was chairman and directed 

 the proceedings. The call had 

 been sent out frohi the office of 

 B. S. Kellogg, secretary of the 

 National association. 



Dfxecates in- Attendance 



Following is a list of associa- 

 tions and delegates at the meeting: 



California Redwood Association — 



E. A. Selfrldgc. Jr. 

 Georgia-Florida Saw Mill Associa- 

 tion — W. Krazler Jones, G. A. Cart- 

 wright. 



Hardwood Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion of flic United States — -F. R. 

 Gadd. B. F. Dulwcbcr, W. E. Weakley, 

 W. E. Di-Lancy. W. H. Wcller. 



Mlcblcaa Hardwood Manufacturers' 

 Association — N. M. Langdon, W. L. 

 Saunders. J. C. Knox. 



North Carolina Pine .\ssociatlon — 

 Charles Hill, C. I. Millard. 



Northern Hemlock & Hardwood 

 Manufacturers' .\ssoclatlon — A. L. 

 Osborn. C. H. Worcester. W. A. Holt. 



F. M. Duckcr. 

 Northern Pine Manufacturers' .\s- 



soclation — T. B. Wbltten, R. G. Chis- 

 holm, L. S. Case. 



PadBc Coast Sugar A White Pine 

 Manufacturers' Association — G. X. 

 Wcndling, A. Larssen. 



Southern Cypress Manufacturers' 

 Association — L. W. Hilbert, E. W. 

 McKay. G. E. Watson. 



Southern Pine Association — Charles 

 S. Keith, J. E. Rhodes. A. G. T. Moore 

 and others. 



West Coast Lumber Manufacturers' 

 .association — J. N. Teal. 



Vestern Pine Manufacturers' Association — A. W. Cooper. 



Jam Lumber Manufacturers' Association — J. W. McClure. 



National Hardwood Lumber Association — E. V. Babcock, F. F. Fish, A. 

 Fletcher Marsh, T. M. Brown. T. V. Simpson. R. M. Carrier. 



National Implement 4 Vehicle Association— E. W. McCuilough. W. J. 

 Evans and others. 



National Association of P.ox Manufacturers— B. F. Masters, D. L. Good- 

 Willie. E. B. Varney. Walter Williams, F. C. Glfford. 



National Veneer & Panel Manufacturers' Association — A. E. Soiie, O. C. 

 Lcmke. Robert S. Bacon. 



Northern White Cedar Association— T. M. Partridge, N. E. Boucher. 



National Slack Cooperage Manufacturers' Association— V. W. Krafft. 



Southern Hardwood Traffic Association— J. W. McClure. J. H. Towdb 

 hend, P. F. Wllnau. R. M. Carrier. 

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.Nnllonal l.uuibiT lAiJuiUrri' .VsbucIuIIou 

 J. W, McClure, P. E. Gilbert. 



Soiilbweslern Luniliernicn'a Association — J 



K. S. IliHMIif , 1'. 1( lindd. 



R. 



Moorehcad. 



WlHconslu Ketnll Lumber DcuKth' ,VH«oclallon — Albert Sohullcr. Adolph 

 Pfund. 



Nortliern ludliiiui A: ,Soulborn Mlchlgnn Ilelall Lumber liculerK' AkhocIii- 

 tlon_W. B. Schaefer. C. L. Monger, H. L Isbell. 



Hllnols Lumber & Builders' Supply Ueal.'rs' AssoclaUon — L. M. Bnyno 



John Alexander, <i. W. Jones, E. 



RESOLUTIONS 

 Whereas, It has been brought to the attention of 

 this body that the Interstate Commerce Commission 

 has entered into an investigation of the rates, classi- 

 fication, rules and practices relative to the transpor- 

 tation of lumber and lumber products, and. 



Whereas, The subject of such investigation is of 

 vital importance to every lumberman, it is not only 

 advisable but necessary, in order to protect the in- 

 terests of the lumber manufacturers and consumers 

 of lumber of this country in the said investigation, 

 that a common position and a united and concerted 

 action be taken by said manufacturers and con- 

 sumers of lumber. 



Now Therefore Be It Resolved, That this body is 

 strongly of the opinion that there should be no 

 change in the classification of lumber and lumber 

 products which would or might result in different 

 rates on the ordinary and customary products of the 

 lumber manufacturing plants whether shipped in 

 straight or mixed carload lots. 



Resolved further. That this body is convinced that 

 lumber has borne more than its proper proportion of 

 the expense of transportation, and any reclassifica- 

 tion will only result in a higher basis of rates. 



Resolved, That the president of the National Lum- 

 ber Manufacturers' Association be directed to ap- 

 point an executive committee of this body, of which 

 he shall be chairman, to act as a special transporta- 

 tion committee of the National Lumber Manufac- 

 turers' Association, for the purpose of studying the 

 entire situation as presented in the communication 

 from the Interstate Commerce Commission, and that 

 said special transportation committee shall take 

 charge of the case for the purpose of securing from 

 the Interstate Commerce Commission action in the 

 pending investigation in line with the principles 

 outlined herein; that said committee shall have full 

 power and authority to employ counsel to represent 

 this body as a national association, the payment of 

 fees of said counsel to be assessed to the various or- 

 ganizations voting favorably hereon in proportion 

 that their production bears to the total production. 



E. TomlUiBon, J. M. Blanchard, G. W. 

 llotcbklKS. 



National Wholesale Lumber Idnl- 

 er«' .\Ksoclatlon — L. <!ermiiln. Jr., 

 IX)UlB Wulchct. W. W. Knight. W. S. 

 Phlppen. 



Wholesale Sash, Door & llllnd 

 Manufacturers' AKSOclallou — C. E. 

 Ix>ng and trallic man. 



Mississippi River Association (Sash 

 & Door) — N. L. Godfrey, E. J. Curtis. 

 It. II. Waller. 



Snsb Jt Door IntercstK uf Missouri. 

 Kansas and Oklahoma — F. J. Moss. 



Mlllwork Cost Information Bureau 

 — U. H. Brown. 



Central Sash & Door Association — 

 Sara I'tler. 



Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers' 

 Association — L. W. Smith. 



Indiana Retail Lumber Dealers' As- 

 sociation — H. C. Sccarce. Charles E. 

 Foster. 



Western Illinois Retail Lumber 

 Dealers' Assoelallon — W. E. Lyon. 



North Carolina Pine Box & Shook 

 .•\ssoclatlon — W. L. Rice. F. E. Rogers. 

 R. W. Jordan. W. L. Nufer. 



Western Carolina Lumber & Timber 

 Association — George L. Forester. 



Northwestern Hardwood Lumber- 

 men's .Vssociation — D. F. Clarke. 



Eastern Oregon Lumber Producers' 

 .\ssoclation — J. N. Teal. 



Pittsburgh Wholesale Lumber Deal- 

 ers' Association — E. V. Babcock. W. 

 S. Phlppen. 



Besolutions Adopted 

 The policy and purposes of the 

 organization were set forth in a 

 set of resolutions which received 

 no negative vote. The resolutions 

 tninouneccl the basis of future 

 organization and work. 



Committees Appointed 

 A eomniittee consisting of twen- 

 ty-four members was nominated 

 and the nomination was confirmed 

 liy a vote of the meeting. Below 

 are tlie names of the committee- 

 men with the associations and other 

 Vwdies which they represent: 



K. II. Downman. chairman. 



E. A. Selfrldgc, Jr 



. .California Redwood .\ssoclatiuD 

 G. A. Cartwrlght..'. 



Georgia-Florida Saw Mill Associa- 

 tion. 



F. R. Gadd Hardwood Jtanufacturers' Association of the V. S. 



J. C. Knox Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Association. 



Charles S. Hill North Carolina Pino Association 



C. H. Worcester. .. .Northern Hemlock & Hardwood Manufacturers' A 



elation 

 \. W. Clapp Northern Pine Manufacturers' Association 



G. X. Wendllng i'iicific Coast Sugar & White Pine Manufacturers' A 



elation 

 E W. McKay Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association 



W. H. Snell "1 



S. B. Bissell )• Southern Pine .Association 



John H. Sargent. . J 



F. C. Knapp West Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Association 



