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for its destination he considers belongs to 

 that particular concern. If this concern, for 

 any reason, wants to cancel the order, the 

 lumber is thrown back on the shipper's hands, 

 who contends that it belongs to the con- 

 Signee. Again, the consignee might be in a 

 bad condition financially, and the shipper 

 would not want him to have the car, in which 

 lie would ciaim that the car was his. 

 This point was discussed with great interest, 

 ad against. The question is a good 



\V.\f. J. WAGSTAFF, THE SEER "F OSH- 

 KOSII. PROMINENT IN THE WORK. 



one for all to lliink of, and some action 

 should be taken toward its settlement. 



h discount was also brought up for dis- 

 lon. Severa tions have adopted 



a stock formula of contract between 1 

 and seller. Another point considered was the 

 i ite of cutting good lumber to 



3ome claim it Is a loss, while others 

 maintain that it should be cut to save the 

 extra frit. '.nid not cause a loss to the mill 

 men by cutting to even feet. Quite a num- 

 ber of eastern lirms claim they are doing this, 

 likewise a few of the southern concerns. 

 This is all I have to say, and I trust it 



meet with your approval. 

 President Humphrey said it would be 

 propei to refer Mr. Wagstaff 's report to a 

 committee, whereupon B. W. Davis moved 

 it be given to a committee of three. Car- 

 ried. 



The chair appointed as such committee 

 W. .1. Way-tall, B. \V. Davis and A. E. 



Week. 



On of the absence of B. F. Mc- 



Millan, ii he report on the Buffalo 



convention was dispensed with. 



W. .1. Wagstaff moved that a committee 



of three on resolutions be appointed. The 



appointed as such committee E. P. 



Arpin, W. .1. Wagstaff and G. H. Chapman. 



President Humphrey then announced that 

 the members of the committee on insurance 

 had all resigned, and not deeming the mat- 

 ter of sufficient importance, he has allowed 

 it to lapse. 



On motion of Mr. Chapman the meeting 

 adjourned until 2 p. m., that the Board of 

 Directors and committees might meet. 



Young was chairman, reported, suggesting 

 only that the price on firsts and seconds, No. 

 1 common and No. 2 common red and white 

 oak be advanced $2 a thousand feet. After 

 some discussion this recommendation was 

 adopted and the price of No. 3 birch was 

 advanced $1 a thousand; the price of rock 

 elm in mill run, firsts and seconds, No. 1 

 and No. 2 common, from 1 to 2 inches, was 

 advanced $1 a thousand. The price of No. 

 1 common 2% inch and thicker, rock elm, 

 was advanced $2: No. 2 common, $4, and 

 bridge plank $1. The complete price list 

 as amended accompanies this report. 



J. P. Harden, secretary of the Northv 

 ern Hardwood Lumbermen's Association, on 

 its behalf, requested that the association re- 

 frain from publishing its official price list, 

 as it fell into the hands of small mill men 

 ' the country and worked to the 

 intagi i obbers, of which the North- 

 westers Association is large!} composed. 



Afternoon Session. 

 ist committee, of which E. J. 



EDWARD J. YOUNG, BRITTINGHAM & 



STOl NG CO MAI 'IS' >x, ONE OF THE 



WHEEL HI IRSES 



President Humphrey and others stated 



it had always I n the east cm of the 



association to publish the price list, and that 



could see no good reason why 

 should refrain from doing so. 



REPORT OP COMMITTEE OX RESOLUTIONS. 



E. P. Arpin answered the call for a report 

 from the committee on resolutions. He 

 stated that the committee had decided not 

 to make any report, but to leave the matter 

 open for the members to take up if they so 

 desired. 



B. W. Davis moved that the following 

 resolution, which has been adopted by the 

 Wisconsin Valley Lumbermen's Association 

 and by the Wisconsin Hemlock Association, 

 be adopted: 



Resolved, That we heartily indorse the posi- 

 tion of President Uoosevelt that the highways of 

 commerce must be kept open for all upon equal 

 terms. 



K solved, That the business prosperity of the 

 country demands that the interstate commerce 

 law and its amendments be faithfully enforced, 

 to the end that excessive or discriminatory rates 

 and rebates or preferential agreements may be 

 absolutely prevented. 



Resolved. That while we favor such amend- 



in. in ~ to the present law ns may be necessary to 

 afford the fullest measure of government super- 

 vision of transportation and service, we are 

 opposed to legislation conferring upon any 

 political body or commission the power to make 

 or institute rates, and we believe that the rate- 

 making power should remain with the carriers, 

 subject to judicial supervision. 



The motion prevailed. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE OX X. I.. M. A. AXXIAI.. 



The chair called for the report of the 

 committee to whom was referred the report 

 of the meeting of the National Lumber 

 Manufacturers' Association made by Mr. 

 Wagstaff during the morning session. It 

 was delivered as follows: 



Your committee on the report of the meeting 

 of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation held in Chicago, May 9 and 10, suggests 

 that the contract and terms of sale as adopted 

 by the white pine and other associations be ac- 

 cepted and adopted by this association, save 

 that we recommend that paragraph 8 be 

 amended to read that lumber shipped and sold 

 on the standard grades of the National Hard- 

 weed Lumber Association, in case of dispute 

 ovi r the quality or quantity, an official inspec- 

 tlon by the above-named association can be 

 rall.-d [or by either buyer or seller: and 



said ins| lien shall be conclusive and the basis 



■ ■I" settlement, and the cost of inspection and 

 also the amount of demurrage, if any (resulting 

 on account of disputes), are to be paid by each 

 party in inverse ratio as the award to each 

 is to the total amount In dispute. 

 That the members of committees who attend 

 next meetings of the National Hardwood 

 Lumber Association and the National Whole- 

 lie Li ' Dealei ■ Association be instructed 

 in use their influence in having these uniform 

 terms of sale universally adopted. 



\inl we recommend that a standing railway 



and transportation committee of three be ap- 



polnted, to whom shall he referred all matters 



of transportation, to take up especially the sub- 



• if equipment of open cars: handling of 



hange elaims ; and matters that may come 



O. O. AGLER, UPHAM & AGLER CHICAGO, 

 PROMINENT FACTOR IN ASSOCIA- 

 TION WORK, 

 up before the State Railroad Commission of 



mil nst to the trade. 



.7. Wagstaff, Chairman, 



A. R. Week, 



B. W. DAVI3, 



On motion of George E. Foster this report 

 was approved and adopted. 



President Humphrey expressed the opin- 

 ion that the changes made in inspection 



