October 10, 1915. 



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and to co-operate along any nasfmalilp linos. It should bo understood at 

 the outset that the hiTObermon do not advocate wood for any purpose 

 tor which it is not fit. They would not for a minute advocate its use 

 where it would in any way prove a menace to human life or property. 

 They know, however, from insurance statistics and various other sources 

 of information that material of which a structure is built is only a minor 

 contributing cause of fires, character of contents and the carelessness of 

 individuals being the important factor. They realize at the same time 

 that wood has sometimes been improperly used. The same is true of 

 many other materials, and thoy now propose to correct any misuses as 

 far as possible, and to point out the way for proper and safe utilization 

 of lumber products in structure.s of all kinds. 



Call for Michigan Fall Meeting 



The fall meeting of the Miclni,Mii ilanhvood .Manulucturers' .\ssociation 

 will be held at the Statler Hotel. Detroit. Mich.. Thursday, October 21, 

 191,"i, at 10 a. m. Among the subjects for discussion are: Present Mar-- 

 ket Conditions ; Stocks — Hardwoods and Hemlock ; Proposed Cut for 

 1915-191G ; Comparative Hemlock Bark Figures ; Reports of Regular and 

 Special Committees, 



Secretary Knox advises members that : 



"It will soon be time for making contracts for the coming winter and 

 you should know present conditions before closing same. The manu- 

 facturers are facing new conditions and some old ones that will need to 

 be canvassed carefully, and your presence and counsel at this meeting 

 will be invaluable .iust now. 



"We are trusting that over.v firm a moml>er of this association will 

 he present in person or represonted by some one of their force." 

 Traffic Bureau for Louisville 



Traffic matters are getting plenty of attention in Louisville at present. 

 a traffic bureau being agitated by several Interests. The Hardwood 

 Club has had the proposition under way for months, and has now 

 worked it up to a point where it can be put over. The committee, which 

 has done yeoman work on the project, and deserves a lot of credit for 

 the effort which has been expended, is compo.sed of T. Smith Milton of 

 the Churchill-Milton Lumber Company; T. M. Brown of the W. P, Brown 

 & Sons Lumber Company ; Edward L. Davis of the Edw. L. Davis Lumber 

 Compan.v, and W. K, Willett of the Parkland Sawmill Company, The 

 Louisville Commercial Club has also started a movement for a traffic 

 bureau, and is proposing to form a general bureau to serve all of the ship- 

 pers. If this is made sufficiently attractive, the lumbermen may co- 

 operate in its organization, ,T, Van Norman, a prominent local attorney 

 wlio is specializing in traffic mattei-s, and who has been particularly 

 successful in lumber cases, is also anxious to assist in the formation of a 

 bureau, so that it looks as if traffic service of some sort will be available 

 for members of the Louisville Hardwood Club in the near future. 



Memphis Club Meeting 



The Lumbermen's Club of Jlemphis hold its regular somi-monthly meet- 

 ing Saturday, October 2, at the handsome now home of the Colonial 

 Country Club near White Station, at the special inritation of that organ- 

 ization. The members, about sixty in number, mot down town and drove 

 out in automobiles which were so numerous that it was difficult to secure 

 anything like full passenger lists. A delightful luncheon was served. 

 Seventy members and guests were present. J. R. McFadden. vice-president, 

 occupied the chair in the absence of President Kadel. 



The river and rail committee, through its chairman, S. B, Anderson, 

 urged that all members of the club communicate to the special committee 

 of the Southern Hardwood Traffic -Vssociation their opinion as to the 

 •question raised by the proposed reclassification of lumber by the Interstate 

 Commerce Commission, with particular reference as to whether or not all 

 lumber should take the same rate regardless of grade or species. Col. 

 Anderson said that this was a subject of such vital interest to all ium- 

 liermen and that neither the special committee of the Southern Hardwood 

 Traffic -Association nor the river and rail committee of the Lumbermen's 

 Club, both of which are working together, could gauge the sentiment of 

 the members of these organizations unless the latter expressed their views 

 in writing and thus made it possible to ascertain their position. He 

 thought it particularly desirable that these organizations should present 

 a united front if they wished their views to have any force with the 

 commission since differences of opinion on the part of members would 

 detract measurably from what the.v had to say. It was the sense of the 

 meeting that this suggestion should moot with prompt compliance on the 

 part of all lumbermen identified with these two organizations. 



The application of C. J. Tully, Jr., of the .\nderson-Tully Company, 

 for active membership was submitted by the membership committee. The 

 vote will be taken at the next regular meeting. 



George T, Brodnax, president of the Colonial Country Club, was the 

 host at this meeting. He expressed very great pleasure over the fact 

 that the lumbermen had accepted the invitation to hold this meeting at 

 the club and he hoped they would do so again. At the conclusion of his 

 remarks, a vote of thanks was formally tendered the Colonial Country 

 Club for the courtesy shown the lumbermen. 



A letter was read from the river and rail committee of the Lumber- 

 men's Club of Cincinnati stating that it had taken up with the Louisville 

 & Nashville the question of reconsigning privileges whereby lumber could 

 be shipped into Cincinnati on local rates and then shipped out on a rate 

 that would make the rate from point of original shipment to destination 



equal the through rate. It asked the co-operation of the Lumbermen's 

 Club of Jlemphis. The communication was referred to the river and rail 

 committee. 



Following adjournment many of the lumbermen engaged in a game of 

 golf on the links of the Colonial club. 



The home of the club is finished in red gum and the artistic effect 

 brought forth enthusiastic comment from those who had seen it for the 

 first time, 



Cincinnati Club Holds Meeting 



Rainy weather kept the attendance down at the second tall meeting of 

 the Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club, held October 4, at the Wiedemann 

 German Village, in Newport, Ky,, just across the river from Cincinnati 

 proper. However, about fifty were out to enjoy the fine beefsteak broil, 

 baked sweet potatoes and all that goes with such enjoyable events. Little 

 business of any importance was transacted. 



The resignation of the M, B, Farin Lumber Company, which was sub- 

 mitted at the last meeting, again was brought up and this time was 

 accepted with the regrets of the organization. To offset the loss of the 

 M. B. Farln concern, an application from the Snook-Veith Hardwood 

 Lumber Company was read by the secretary and by unanimous vote, this 

 company was made a member of the club. . 



The freight rate discussion was continued during the course of the 

 business and social meeting, bnt no action was taken by the club as an 

 organization, the members preferring to await results of tiie National 

 organization. 



The meeting then adjourned to meet the first Monday evening in 

 November, the place of gathering to be decided later on. 



Interstate Commerce Commission Extends Time to 

 December IS 



T'ndir |late of October Commissioner Meyer of the Interstate Com- 

 merce Commission writes R. S. Kellogg, secretary of the National Lum- 

 ber Manufacturers' Association : 



"Further replying to your letter of September 1. relative to an exten- 

 sion of time within which to file answers to the interrogatories pro- 

 pounded by the commission in Docket 81,'il, in the matter of rates and 

 classification of lumber and lumber products, I beg to advise you that 

 the commission .yesterday decided to extend the time within which to 

 file answers from October 15 to December 15, 1915." 



This extension of time in which to prepare answers to the commis- 

 sion's questions was very necessary, and the time now allowed is none 

 too long in which to compile the information required. 



Every effort should be made to get the material for answering the 

 questions together as soon as possible. 



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To the Owner of 

 Timber Lands 



Far sighted owners of timber 

 lands will take advantage of the 

 times, incident to the European 

 wars, and prepare themselves for 

 the day when the demand for tim- 

 ber is suddenly thrust upon them. 

 It is certain to come at no distant 

 time. Therefore the wise man will 

 cultivate a closer acquaintance with 

 his holdings and the best method 

 of marketing them. Guessing on 

 the quality and price will only lead 

 to complications and possible fail- 

 ure. Let us prepare the way for you. 



Remember, we not only report 

 with absolute accuracy, but assist 

 in selling your property, if desired. 



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