HARDWOOD RECORD 



34A 



ROBERT KNOX. JOHNSON & KNOX, 

 CHICAGO. 



the state of Michigan was the only patron of 

 this department that gave it any considerable 

 amount of business. Chicago was not able to 

 support one inspector, and the other large mar- 

 kets were equally as chary in the use of our 

 inspection system. At the present time the city 

 of Buffalo is using two or three inspectors, 

 Chicago a like number, and St. Louis, Memphis. 

 Cincinnati, New Orleans and other important 

 centers are employing a large force and selling 

 their lumber throughout the north and east with 

 a national certificate attached to invoice. The 

 report for the month of April shows that forty 

 per cent of the inspection business was done 

 outside of the state of Michigan. 



The rules of inspection of this association are 

 worth vast sums of money to the genera] hard- 

 wood trade. They are reasonable and fair and 

 are about as liberal as can be made to merit 

 and retain the confidence of the buying trade, 

 and rules without such standing are of no value 

 to anybody. 



I desire to thank the members of the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association for their generous 

 support and co-operation throughout the year. 



Treasurer's Report. 

 President Palmer — Mr. Darnell, our treas 

 urer, has advised us that on account of ill- 

 ness in his family lie is unable to be hero, 

 but he has sent his report and the secretary 

 will read it. 



EDMOND F. DODGE. DIRECTOR, r. G. 

 DODGE LUMBER COMPANY, CHICAGO. 



Secretary Vinnedge then read the treas- 

 urer's report. 



Amount received from sec- 

 retary acct. general 

 fund $12, 042. si 



Amount received from sec- 

 retary acct. special de- 

 posit 1,465.00 



Amount received interest 



on special deposit 9.80 — .$14,117.07 



Amount paid per vouchers 



general fund $10,017.07 



Amount paid per vouchers 



special deposit 75.00 — $10,092.07 



Balance general fund 

 Farmers' & Traders' Na- 

 tional bank $ 2.024.S4 



Balance special deposit 



Tenn. Trust Co 1.399.SG— $ 4,024.70 



Balance in hands of secretary 307.94 



Total Balance $4,332.64 



President Palmer — The next is the report 

 of the surveyor general, Mr. M. M. Wall. 



Mr. Wall — My report is all ready, but we 

 haven't yd had a meeting of our committee. 

 The committee has pretty well scattered 

 and have not been able to get together. We 

 will have a meeting in a few minutes and 



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F. B. STONE, CHICAGO. 



I would like to postpone that report until 

 tlii- afternoon. 



President Palmer— We will accede to the 

 request of the surveyor general. 



T. J. Moffett of Cincinnati— With the un- 

 derstanding that I be not put upon a com- 

 mittee, I have a motion to make. I don't 

 think this body ought to pass by its officers' 

 reports without some action, and I move that 

 the reports be referred to a special commit- 

 tee of three to be appointed by the chair to 

 report at the afternoon session. 



The motion was seconded and carried, and 

 the president appointed as such committee 

 G. V. Stimson, G. D. Burgess, and K. B. 

 Thompson. 



Mr. Russe— Mr. President, Mr. E. I-'. Perry 

 of New York has something to say I" the 

 convention, and I move that he be allowed 

 to state it. 



President Palmer — Gentlemen, if it is the 



b. f. McMillan, b. f. McMillan & buo, 

 McMillan, wis. 



C. HUMPHREY, SECOND VICE-PRESI- 

 DENT, G. W. JONES LUMBER COM- 

 PANY, AFl'LETON, WIS. 



WILLIAM .1. WAGSTAl'C, OSHKOSU, WIS. 



