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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers to Meet in 



Milwaukee 



^1 .if ili(> liiiiinl of illri't I<ii>. (if ilii' Nuriliirii Ih-inlnck iiiiil 



Hiir.i. artnriTi'' Ai»»i>oliitlnii In Mllwniikcc, Si'IiIi'IiiIht I". II wn« 



Ji'dili I. - . Ilu' 'nil iiX'i'tlni; nt tin- rflHtrr hotel. Mllwuiiki'i', Oc- 



tober 26. 



One of the most linpurlnnt ninlti-rs. to In- brouKhl up In ii n-port of 

 till' ciinimlttM- appointed to sociire subscriptions from nurthcrn hemlock 

 mil nil fa.- Hirers for the now nilverllslnir ctimpnlKii. nnil nl»o to formuliile 

 pltius f.T the -ipenillnc of same. Reports are that the subscrlpllon com 

 nililie l« ^. iiln;; very jjood r.'SUlts. and It Is assured that cnuuRli money 

 will I.e suli-erlbe<l for so that the cainpalen can lie launched this fall. 



Thi' pri>:;ram will also cover reports of cut and shipments of the mem- 

 bers, stock on hand reports. October 1. l!)l."i, comi>ared with October 1. 

 1!>1 I. loB Input, iniri-m. and many other Important matters. Tlii' Joint 

 comnilltw of the MlchlRnn Hardwood Mnnufaciurors" Association and the 

 Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, which was 

 appointed to formulate rules for the measurement and Inspection of 

 lopi. expects to have Its report completeil for presentation nt the nieetlnn. 



Aside from the general routine reports of the association which an- 

 l>resenled at the fall raeetlnR.*. the October 20 mcetlnR will be character- 

 ized by Important work which the association contemplates underlnklni;. 

 .Vn unusually Inrce attendance Is looked for. 



National Wholesalers Take Up Live Issues 



ibe National Wholesale laiinbei- liealeis' .Vssoclullon, upon request of 

 the dcpartiiieni of commerce of the Inltcd States, is circularlzlns Its 

 members with a view of Investlgatlns prevalent lumber conditions cre- 

 ated by the Kuropean war nfTecting adversely the movement of lumber 

 so far as foreign commerce is concerned. E. K. Perry, secretary, has 

 sent a letter to the members engaged In foreign trade with the request 

 that they submit details of Instances where their efforts to secure ocean 

 freight have been hampered, and the causes thereof. It is reported that 

 there have been numerous cases where shipments have bwii refused ocean 

 spao'. or where other requirements were so strict as to practically stop 

 the business altogether. Correspondence In this matter will be handled 

 contldentinlly both by the association and the defiartment of commerce. 



The bureau of information of the association Is also issuing another 

 pamphlet to Its members containing a number of lefial opinions based on 

 transactions which the members have had In connection with the collec- 

 tions of claims and other legal matters. Some of the questions consid- 

 ered are those of "Acceptance based on using part of|car lo.id shipment ;" 

 "Bayer exercises right of inspection at his expense;" "Handling lumbei- 

 refusetl on arrival:" "liejection of lumber must be prompt;" and there 

 Is also an opinion supplementing issue some time ago on "Using checks 

 sent in full settlement." This feature of the association is being used 

 to a very large extent in connection with the credit department, and is 

 one of the valuable association privileges. 



The transportation bureau is actively at work now on the question 

 of reclasslllcatlon of lumber and the railroad and transportation committee 

 Is giving the matter much thought and consideration. T^c associa- 

 tion was represented at the Chicago conference and is now undertaking 

 formulation of replies to inquiries which will assist in more thorouKlily 

 presenting the lumber side of the classlfi<'ation problem. 



Evansville Lumbermen's Club to Meet 

 A call has been issued by President Daui.l Wirtz and Secretary M. K. 

 Taylor for a meeting of the Evansville Lumbermen's Club for October 

 12. This is the monthly meeting. A social time is anticipated, since 

 most of the members who were away on summer vacations have now- 

 returned and are ready for the serious work of the fall and winter. 



Reclassification Discussion by Chicago Lumbermen 



Members of the l.ninliennen's Association of I'hieau'ci met ai the- asso- 

 ciation quarters on 'l^iiesday. Septeml>er 2.\ for a general discussion of 

 the proposed reclasslllcatlon of lumber and lumber products, and of ilie 

 seventeen questions propouniled by the Interstate Commerce Commission 

 on this question. 



A. Fletcher Marsh, chairman of the traffic committee, opened the dis- 

 cussion by reading the answers to these questions, as prepared by tlie 

 committee. This was followed by a detailed discussion on the part of 

 members who wanted further explanations on different points. 



In speaking on the subject of dressed lumber, E. A. Thornton raised the 

 <)uestIon as to the wisdom of making a differential of twenty per cent 

 between th-.- value <if transportation service on roiigli and dressed lumber. 

 This referred to question No. B, and Mnrdock MacLeod expressed himself 

 as believing there is no reasonable basis for any difference between the 

 two types of forest products. 



F. T. Botes at the request of President Pope, said In answer to 

 these queries that the manufacturer, railroad companies and the bujer 

 all have to be considered in these questions, and that the differential was 

 arrived at from carefully compiled tables which demonstrated beyond 

 doubt that there Is a greater carr.ving revenue on rough stock than on 

 dressed stock. The natural deduction would be that the railroads could 



Kupport a iPMer nii<' on rou'jh lumber llwiii on dreKHiil lumber. Hi- em 

 pliatlcally Ktated that the commltttw* does not advocate a hiuher rale on 

 nny wood commodity. .Mr. Holes believer, aeeordlng to his siatenient, that 

 Ibe railroads can secure an equal revenue through the Iniiillnu of rough 

 lumber under prpiu>nt mlnlmiimii ax rnn bi' renllxed frcmi drraaed lumber 

 carrlaBc. 



Eiirlher. hi answering a question ns lo minimum on car shlpmenl« of 

 rough lumber, Mr. IloleH said that he woubl advocate micli minliiiiim and 

 substantlnled his opinion by Htaling that stnllstlcK compiled from ship- 

 ments of IIT.OiMi cars of hardwood showed that the mlnlmuni eoubl be 

 raised without Inconvenlenei- and lo a very material point. He inaln- 

 lained that the lumber interests would be tiest served by so Increasing It. 



On the qiii'stlon of Hie line of ilemarkalloii between wasle and mill 

 trimmings. .Mr. Itoles said that the rommltti'e bi-lleves It has answered the 

 commission's question on this point In a broad, clear manner. 



President Pope observed that, as had been anticipated, the meeting 

 revolved around the question of the differential Iwtween rough and 

 dressed lumber rates. The subject brought out further discussion refiT- 

 ring, however, more especially to Individual cases rather than to the 

 question as a whole. In the end the commll tee's answers to the Inter- 

 state Commerce Commission's questions were adopted unaiilmoUHly. 



Murdock .McLeod, in speaking, again advocated placing planing mill 

 products with the sawmill product. On motion, the question was re- 

 ferred to the board of directors for action. 



Replying to a question as to percentages of rough and dressed lumlier 

 shipments. Mr. Marsh said that the only figures available show that 

 T.'j to 85 per cent of the product of the yellow pine mills Is shippi'd 

 in the dressed state, while 00 to !).'> per cent of hardwood lumber Is 

 shipped rough. 



Forest Week at San Francisco 



l''r(»m ever.v state in llie Union foresters and lumber manufacturers will 

 flock to San Francisco for the celebration of "Forest Week." from Octo- 

 ber 1,8 to 23, under tlie auspices of the I'anamaPacillc International 

 Exposition. 



The annual forest Industry conference of the forest protective organ- 

 izations composing the Western Forestry and Conservation .\8SOclatlon. 

 with state, federal and British Columbia forest interests, will be In ses- 

 sion in the Lumbermen's building on the Exposition grounds October 10 

 and 20. The following organizations will hold conventions at the same 

 time, many of the sessions being held Jointly : Society of American For- 

 esters, American Forestry Association and the Pacific Logging Congress. 



Experts of the government forestr.v service, headed by Chief Forester 

 11. S. Graves, will be present during the week to present addresses cover- 

 ing all phases of the lumbering industry and the conservation of forest 

 lands. Practically all of the western lumber and forest associations will 

 have delegates presenl. 



Trade Extension Work 



A meeting of much importance was hcltl at Toledo, O.. Septeml>er 2", 

 in the interests of the Trade Extension Branch of the National Lumber 

 Manufacturers' Association. E. A. Sterling, who is in charge of the 

 brancii work, was the principal speaker, and in his address outlined the 

 proposed activities of the campaign for increasing the uses of wood and 

 improving the methods of its use. The meeting was attended by Toledo 

 lumber dealers, architects, engineers and contractors. 



Mr. Sterling in bis address pointed out that the consumer for many 

 .vears used lumber as a matter of course, and the producer supplied it on 

 the same basis. As time went on and other building materials were 

 developed, lumber remained on the same old basis. Changes occurred In 

 the character of the material available, new classifications wi're made as 

 to grades, sources of production and channels of distribution shifted, 

 and without hardly realizing it a new era entere<l which affected the 

 consumer and ultimately scared the producer. We began to build with 

 more definite ideas of permanence, our unnecessary fire losses began to 

 be exploited and brought to public notice, cities became larger and more 

 congested, requiring new types of structure, and coincident with some of 

 tlicse developments a hue and cry went up and down the land that our 

 forests were about exhausted and forest conservation was proclaimed as 

 the prime necessity of the age. 



No one disputes the importance of conserving our forest resources, but 

 unfortunately the agitation which led many people to think they were 

 doing the country a great benefit by not using lumber in any form got 

 out of bounds. The economic factors of the situation were entirely over- 

 looked, and through the unfriendly attitude which developed toward the 

 lumber industry and the agitation for the use of materials other than 

 wood, any kind of conservation on private forest land was made Impossible. 



The timber supply is much more abundant than many were led to 

 believe. There is enough for all who need It. provided it Is restricted 

 to proper use ; and no Industry need do without wood because of Its 

 scarcity. Sellers of materials which can be made to take the place 

 of lumber have pushed their wares Into fields where wood serves better. 

 They have done It by persistent advertising, while the sellers of wood 

 have too often left their article to sell itself, it used to do that, but 

 it can no longer be depended upon to do it. 



The lumbermen are now in the field on the same basis as other build- 

 ing materials, they are presenting the merits of their product to the 

 consumers, and through the Trade Extension Department of the Na- 

 tional Lumber Manufacturers' Association stand ready to offer service. 



