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HARDWOOD RECORD 



IhHvmbor 'M. lUllV 



Wood Preservers' Convention for Chicago 



Tlir tn. :'■ ' II Wood rrmiTvent' A«»o- 



dullon nl ', January IS. ID and 20, 



'■ii 1 1. 1.1 1 n 111 Httonil nnd It U 



III bo drnno i<' tlon by reason 



iilon of i>ur fi'i . nnd the ceo- 



iinnilr utItlxnUiMl u( wood. 



Secretary Weller Predicts Big Meeting of Hardwood 

 Manufacturers 

 ('oinnifDilnR on the fortbcomlni; nici'tliii; »( the Hardwood MnDufnctur- 

 ..f, A~>'»'liilloii of tlio United States. Secrelar.v Weller says that n large 

 ntti'iiilniKi' lit already assured and that the meeting i-onies In nt n decidedly 

 opportune time, os the transition from the period of depression to the 

 pri'-i'ni period of good times U going to bring together all himbermin 

 V get to CInelnnntI, as they wish for n general discussion 

 I'.tKl. The progrum Is being prepared so tlint couslderabl" 

 iMii '. <!' toted to frank expressions of Ideas lioth as to outlook for 

 <s and pn'sent stock conditions. The early date of the mivllnK. 

 .ry 1S19, Is a dln^ot r-'sult of the desire to gel together and talk over 

 ions. In addition to this discussion there will be Interesting ad 

 - by prominent sjioakers. 



Indiana Hardwood Meeting for January 20 

 The seventeenth nnn\ial convention of the Indiana Hardwood Lumber- 

 men's Association will be held nt Indlnnapolls at the rinypool hotel, on 

 Thursday, January 20. The program and entertainment committee report 

 arrangements nearly completed, nnd, Judging from talks by members, on° 

 of the best meetings In the history of the association Is In preparation. 

 The business session will be held In the afternoon and the meeting will 

 lose with a banquet In the evening. 



North Carolina Forestry Convention Postponed a Week 



The convention of the North Carolina I'orestry .Vssoclation to l)e held 

 at Newbern, N. C, has been postponed to January 23 20 because of con- 

 flicting dates of other important meetings. 



Will Entertain Exporters at Cincinnati 



The Cincinnati membership of the National Lumber K.vporters" Asso- 

 ciation, composed of the Theodore Francke Erbcn Company, James Ken- 

 nedy A Co., Ltd., Benn Lumber Company, Howard & Barber Lumber 

 Company, the Korn-Conkling Company and the M. B. Farrin Lumber Com- 

 pany, will entertain visitors on the evenings of January 20-21. It Is 

 expected a large attendance will be secured for these evenings on account 

 of the presence of Mr. Tiffany, the foreign representative of the association. 



Gum Manufacturers Decide on Meeting Date 

 There was a meeting in Meuiphis. December !.'>. of the board of managers 

 of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Association at which the work of the 

 past six months was thoroughly reviewed and approved and at which it 

 was decided to continue along the same aggressive lines as heretofore. 

 Secretary Pritchard was much pleased with the enthusiastic manner in 

 which the work of the organization was endorsed and he was also quite 

 optimistic as to the work of this organization in view of the co-operation 

 which Is beina given him by the odicials and directors of the association. 

 It was also decided that the annual meeting of the Gum Lumber Man- 

 ufacturers' .\ssoclation would be held In Memphis. January l.j. This Is 

 one of the younger of the major lumber associations but it is one of the 

 most active and aggressive of them all and Is rapidly growing in both 

 membership and Importance. It is anticipated that there will be a large 

 attendance not only among manufacturers of gum lumber, but also 

 among consumers, many of whom have recently shown decidedly Increased 

 interest in red gum. Secretary Pritchard Is at present working on the 

 program and this will be ready for publication a little later. 



Southern Traffic Association Announces Annual 



It is announced that the annual meeting of the Southern Hardwood 

 Traffic Association will be held here January 4. .\t that time the work 

 of the past year will be fully reviewed and plans will he mapped out for 

 the coming year. Officers will be elected and such other business as arises 

 will be transacted. J. VT. McClurc, president and treasurer of the Bell- 

 grade Lumber Company, Memphis,' has been chosen by the two nominat- 

 ing committees to succeed himself as president. 



Central Wisconsin Traffic Bureau Holds Annual Meeting 



The annual meeting of the Central Wi^iconsin Traffic Bureau was held 

 at Wausau, Wis., Wednesday evening. December lo. The convention 

 program contained a banquet and pleasing musical numbers. The busi- 

 ness meeting occurred after the banquet, the Hon. CUfford Thome being 

 the guest of honor and speaking on the subject "The Passing of Compe- 

 tition." The other fe-,tures of the business program were the address 

 of President J. W. Laut, report of Treasurer O. C. Lembke and report of 

 Treasurer A. E. Solle. Officers were elected for the coming year. 



Publishes Interesting Program 



The Evansville Rotary Club for its ladies' night program for Monday 

 evening. December 13, published a very attractive and especially Interest- 

 ing program, the cover of which was furnished by the Evansvllle Veneer 

 Company. This is printed on veneer cut 1/1000 of on inch thick and 

 glued on paper. George O. Worland Is an active Rotarian and describes 

 the meeting of the club as unique and unusually interesting. The feature 

 of the meeting was the distribution among the ladles, by drawing certain 



numberH, uf very handnouie Houvenlri>. Mr. Worland'n wife drew a nouvenlr 

 prrtentrd by l>r. I'. E. LuuKlilln. ThU waH a crate with the word* 

 "American Kngle" prlnt<-d on the outside. Mm. Worland wan ratbor 

 timid nlHMit opening the box at flmt, but on gelling home and prylns 

 off the cover found the ••.\merlran Kagle" wan n twenty dollar gold piece 

 infcly conrealcd In much packing on the InHlde. Each of the Kotarlana 

 gave a souvenir that conformed as cloudy as poHnlble to the line of bualncKit 

 In widch he Is engaged. Some of them were of considerable value. 



St. Louis Exchange Elects Committees 



The St. Louis Lumliermen's ICxihange held an liection for the executive 

 committees of the various divisions. In the room* of the exchange, oa 

 December 14. The result was as follows : 



Gaoti- A — Iti:TAii,i:iis' Divinio.s- : Director and chairman -«!eor«i> W. 

 Kunck, I'unck Lumber Company ; flrst vlce-dlreclor- -George L. Wallers, 

 Moun<l City Lumber Company;- second vice director — K. It. DnrllnKton, 

 Darlington Luniher t'onipuny. 



Guoi r U — ll.uiiiwiiiiii Division : Director and chairman — Charles K. 

 Thomas. Thomas & I'roet?, Lumber Company ; flrst vice-director Thomas 

 E. Powi'. I'owe Lumber Company; second vice director- -W. P. Anderson, 

 GIdeon-.Xnclerson l.uinlier and Mercantile Company; <J. H. Cottrell, Amer- 

 ican Hardwood Lumber Company ; 10. H. Luehrmann. Charles F. Luehr- 

 nmnn Hardwood Lumber Company. 



Gnoii- C — Vki.i.uw I'lNK Mam" FArTfBEBS and Wiioi.KSAi.EnR : Hepro- 

 sentntive director — C. M. Jennings. Berthold & Jennings Lumber Company; 

 chairman — -Thoinas C. Wlilliiiarsh. W. T. Ferguson Lumber Coiiipuny ; 

 lirst vice-director — C. .\. Antrim, .\ntrim Lumber Company; second vice- 

 director — •!•:. C. Uoblnson, E. C. Itolilnson Lumber Companv ; O. H. Sample, 

 O. H. Sample Lumber Contpany. 



Groit D — Li .MiiKii Co-MlMissioN Men: Chairman and director — 

 Hans Wnchmuth ; flrst vice-director- — W. B. Switier ; second vice-director 

 — Charles .Vrmbrecht. 



The committees on arbitration and appeals were the same on all four 

 tickets and were elected as follows : 



CoMMiTTKR ON .iRBiTRATioN : James Prendergast — I'rendergast Lumber 

 Company; John .V. Rebels — St. Louis Lumber Componv ; R. F. Krebs — 

 Steel-Hlbbard Lumber Companv ; F. C. Moore — MooreJurden Lumber 

 Company; C. .-V. .\ntrlm — Antrim Lumber Company; O. H. Sample — 

 O. If. Sample Lumber Company. 



Committee on Appeals: Ciiistnv Koerner — Independent Lumber Com- 

 pany ; H. A. Boeckeler — Boeckeler Luml>er Company ; I'"rank Waldstein — 

 Waldsteln Lumber Company ; G. E. W. Luehrmann — Charles F. Luehr- 

 mann Hardwood Lumber Company ; R. M. Morriss — R. M. Morrlss Lumber 

 Company ; J. R. Perkins — Perkins Lumber Company. 



In division C there were two tickets put up, one a member ticket and 

 the other a regular ticket, and there were five to be elected. The member- 

 ship ticket won. 



The four newly elected directors will meet shortly and elect the officers 

 among themselves and appoint a secretary and an assistant secretary. 



The newly elected officers took ofllcc on December 21. 



New York Lumber Trades Club Formally Opened 



The Lumber Trades Club of New York was forma lly opened with a 

 luncheon provided by the board of governors on December 18. The enthu- 

 siasm shown at this affair, which was attended by over 300 members of 

 the local trade, was most gratifying and bespeaks the success of this new 

 organization In this city. 



The new rooms were finished and furnished throughout and the whole 

 presented a most pleasing appearance and provided every comfort. 



President Tyler opened the meeting with a brief word of welcome, and 

 asked everyone to Join In making this an event In the history of the 

 market, .\fter luncheon the president introduced a few speakers, Including 

 Borough President Marks ; R. W. Higble, former president of the National 

 Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association ; Russell J. Perrlne. president of 

 the New York Lumber Trade Association, and Hon. William E. Tuttle, 

 president of the New Jersey Lumbermen's Association. .\1| of the speakers 

 endorsed the idea of closer relations among men in business, and each 

 pleaded for more co-operation and expressed fervent hopes for the new 

 club's success, 



C. E. Kennedy, who has made a hit as an after-dinner entertainer and 

 a success as a wiiolesaler of lumber, told stories and otherwise entertained 

 the guests. 



The club starts out under most favorable auspices and has the assur- 

 ance of support from some of the lenders in the trade of New York and 

 New Jersey. There is a long list of out-of-town members, which bespeaks 

 the popularity of the club rooms as a visiting place for lumbermen oi 

 other cities coming to New York. 



Southern Traffic Association Seeks Transit Privileges 



The Southern Hardwood Traffic Association has filed a petition with 

 the Interstate Commerce Commission through which transit privileges at 

 Memphis on hardwood lumber are sought. This Is directed against the 

 Illinois Central and other southern lines and Is based primarily on the 

 contention that the absence of these transit privileges at Memphis places 

 this city at a decided disadvantage in handling lumber as compared with 

 a number of other competing points which enjoy them. 



It is pointed out that, if the Illinois Central and other lines grant 

 the privileges sought, there will be a decided Increase In the amount 

 of hardwood lumber yarded at Memphis and also a notable gain In the 

 number of box factories, fiooring plants, furniture fistabllsbments and 

 similar industries. There has been a decided decrease In the number 

 of wholesale firms maintaining yards at Memphis since the old mllltng-ln- 

 translt arrangement was done away with and It Is believed that the num- 

 ber will continue to decrease rather than Increase unless these transit 

 privileges are granted. The petition Is In behalf of lumber Interests 



