HARDWOOD RECORD 



33 



W A. BENNETT, DIRECTOR, BENNETT & 

 WITTE, CINCINNATI. 



against the unscrupulous. At such a time, and 

 under these conditions, the National Hardwood 

 Lumber Association came into existence. It 

 b.ou°ht together the divergent factors and began 

 t£ renabilftate the trade We believe it may 

 iustlv claim for itself a large share of credit 

 for the reestablishing of confidence and good 

 fellowship as we see it manifested today. 



In order to maintain and foster what was 

 gained by this organization it was necessary to 

 institute certain rules and regulations for the 

 future guidance and protection of its meniber- 

 shiD These rules were very moderate and 

 rather crude to begin with, but they have been 

 amended from time to time until we believe 

 ?hem to be most creditable and worthy the sup- 

 port of the great hardwood industry We are 

 aware, howefer, there is some dissatisfaction 

 tothem and that we have lost some members in 

 consequence thereof. This dissatisfaction is be- 

 cause of a feeling on the part of some members 

 that all interests have not been equally pio- 

 tected A prominent dealer resigns his mem- 

 bership because, as he says, the association is 

 for the benefit of the manufacturers, and a lean- 

 ing manufacturer resigns because, as he says 

 f is for the dealers. Both are correct. It is 

 for the manufacturer and dealer, and it gives 

 eoual rights to each of them. 

 q The dav is practically passed when it is pos- 

 sible to build a fence between the manufacturer 

 and dealer. So manv manufacturers are devel- 

 oping into dealers and the dealers in turn are 

 taking on manufacturing departments, that it 

 Is impossible to separate these two branches ot 

 the trade A large percent of the membership 

 ofthis association is classed under the r" rab \ n ^ 

 head of manufacturers and dealers. The leal 



T B STONE, T. B. STONE LUMBER COM 

 PANY, CINCINNATI. 



cause of some of the defection from the ranks 

 of the National association is prejudice and self- 

 ishness rather than an infringement of an., 

 rights There is a duty of membership as well 

 as a right of membership. . We can not demand 

 the on? until we have given the other The 

 association is trying to do. its part and believes 

 the membership will sustain its efforts, "feels 

 keenlv its duty to its membership, and it is sin- 

 cere in trving to do that duty as it .sees it. 

 It has not attempted to abridge the rights of 

 any of its members, and its policy has been al- 

 ways to harmonize and compromise in a way 

 that would best serve the largest number of its 



m ^usefulness is not alone confined to its 

 membership. One of the articles of its consti- 

 nition stipulates that "its object is to promote 

 the welfa e and protect the interests of the hard- 

 wood trade.'- It looks back with pride upon 

 its past record in complying with this article of 

 its constitution. Our doors are open and we 

 invite the co operation of all members of the 

 trade. 



ANNUAL CONVENTION'S. 



The annual conventions of the National Hard- 

 wood Lumber Association are functions of great 

 interest and value to the hardwood trade, the 

 Measure of coming together once a year to renew 

 oil acquaintances and to make new ones is, of 

 itself well worth the maintenance of an asso- 

 S, It is evident most of our members ap- 

 meciate the benefits derived from attendance at 

 these annual conventions, as there are a large 

 number present todav who have attended each 

 merting since the organization of the associa- 

 non And some of them are now favoring a 



M B FARRIN, M. B. FARRIN LUMBER 

 COMPANY. CINCINNATI. 



revival of semiannual meetings. The e^hange 

 o? ideas ancl the free discussion of general trade 

 topics bv Tpresentative lumbermen, coming from 

 widely separated parts of our country engaged 

 in different branches of the hardwood trade, and 

 carrvinV on their operations under varied con- 

 alUons S of climate, labor and transportation are 

 a source of great information and value. The 

 member wholes not. avail himse If of the an- 

 nual meetings is missing one of the best lea 

 tures of association work. 



MEMBEKSHIF. 



We have reason to be gratified with our mern- 

 hershiD at the close of this year. We now 

 have Is 1 ? firms on the membership roll, all of 

 wh T om 3 have paid their dues for one year and 

 each member has paid $2o. rl " s is I^t the 



me in the history of the assoc a tion that the 



follows : 



28 delinquent members. 



41 five dollar members. 



33 ten dollar members. 



">3 fifteen dollar members. 



2°,n twentv-five dollar members. a «.ii«. 



We have therefore, 37 more twenty-five dollar 



feceivef from this source in any former year. 



FINANCIAL. 



ihnut three years ago the association took 

 on a traffic department 8 which came near put- 



B. A. KIPP. B. 



KIPP & CO., CINCINNATI. 



CHESTER F. KORN, FARRIN-KORN LUMBER 

 COMPANY, CINCINNATI. 



CHAKLES SHIELS, CHARLES F. SHIBJLS & 

 CO., CINCINNATI. 



