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HARHWOOD RECORD 



iMHTmlHT 2A, lOIA 



iiiriiiixT* rr»t« Kflili llii- iMMnl iif <llr<-<'i<ir>, liut tlir rul<-» wurr 

 .'ltd It whm itnnnlintMiHlv rottnl Ity nil |in'*M>nl to riM*iHiiliirllll tn 

 till' illr* < tont elm' ' ..ti Mr. IIhIiiioh. TIiIm In iniitn- 



niouni to III* vl> <•(* i^innriiii-(l hy Itir iMianl. 



■ ••ilurKWIIli; intlllnltt 11 till' TInI tlck<*t, 



i"M fur tiM* |>r"'«M<'iu-.v nut] iM'itinil vice* 



i«i> iif liU im-ii ii« illrci'tiirii. Tin- oIIht 



• >( whirli J. \V. IMckHiiii wiiH rhnlniinti. 



rtiiiiiil4-ly rnlliil out nf lnwii (ill nrrounl 



1 tin* ilrntli of hi* wifr n fUntrr In till' rnrly i*tniit-<4 of tin* t-niii|Hil|iD. 



'lln pUt-p w«< Inkm liy J. W, WVInh of tlio Wfliili l.iinilHT romiiiiiiy. A« 



'lowinc the iinfnlUnii courtwy miil KiiHTonUy of iIiobi- ■■oiiiiiM'ti'tl wlt^i 



">•* club. Mr. May nnd liU ronuultti-i< NtoptHMl nil iiollcltntlftii of voti'tt 



iifti-r till' t'liforrni n-Ilmncnt of .Mr. IMcknuu until .Mr. WcIkIi linil liiTn 



nelrcttti ti» tiikr IiIh plart'. 



Tho limlnltntlon of tin- nowly i-li>cti-<l oHlctTt will tnko plner tlii- llr^t 

 mi-<'tiDi; In Jniiunry. .\t timt tliii<- l'riii|il<-iit Kiuli'l will iIi-IIvit IiIn nnnuni 

 ndiirc^s nnil S<'i-r»'tnry llfurr will llkcwlsi- HUbtnlt hlf report. 



Hemlock Sales Managers Meet 



r . .- M '_r. I'oniiiiltli'i- of the .N'orl li4Tii llvnilot'k unci llnrdwoml 

 \l ■ ■ -■ ■ \ iiilon. riTcnily nppolntiMl, liold nii Inforinnl niiM'tliiK 



nt till* lloi'l I'INt'T. 1*1 ntlM'r U1. nnd dlscusHt'tl various toplot nnd inndc 



si-v.Tnl rvronmwndntlonn to tin- aiworlntlon. Iti'twrrn thirty live nnd forty 

 ^nlt•s ninnnKt'n4 nnd snh'smcn wtrn prrsont. Ini'ludliiK .1. K. llnlpln. Worct's- 

 t*-r l.unil>i>r t^lnlpnny, I'lilcnpo. chnirinnn of the eonmilttee, nnd <itH)reo 

 itoliiion. KIniel l.unilirr fonipnny. Merrill. O. T. Swnii. O.shko.sh. secre- 

 tary of the Northern Hemlock nnd Hardwood Manufacturers' .\ssocintion, 

 van alxo on hand. Aniont; the reconiniendn lions which will he omhodlcd 

 In a forninl report which the snles managers' committee will pruhnbly 

 make to the association within the near future will be the following: 



That a new grade on Olnch drop siding, one free of knots, should lio 

 Bdopte<l. 



In regard to the rcsnw proposition It will he recommended that after 

 'le st<Hrk Is resawed It should ho regraded nnd sold on grade. 



That the system followi-d by the yellow pine people, of nmking weekly 

 reports on statistics, could not well he followed hy the Northern Hemlock 

 and llnnlwood Manufacturer?*' .Association, hut that the plan of making 

 ■tock on hand reports In addition to the monthly cut nnd shipment reports 

 could Ik; followed. 



The snles managers considered a stock report sheet of December 10, 

 which, although It was prepared within a short time, covered in n most 

 complete manner at least eighty per cent of the cut of all members of the 

 nsstfcintlon. This brought out a great denl of db^cussion. but no definite 

 action on this subject was taken. The nssociation Is preparing an unusually 

 complete report, covering both hardwood and hemlock, wbii-h will be issued 

 prohnbly aliout Jnnunry 1. nnd it wns decided to await the appearance of 

 this report. 



The pulpwofMl nnd tie question brought out considerable discussion. 

 Most of tho.se present seemed to feel that the price.s being paid for pulp- 

 wood and ties In Wisconsin nnd northern Michigan were not commensu- 

 rate with the supply and demand for these lines, nnd It was believed that 

 this mntter. if investlgnted, would show that conditions do not Justify the 

 present prices. 



The discussion of the meeting was Informal in nature, the aim being 

 to help along the mcvement which has been taken up by the Northern 

 Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' .Association to promote the sales of 

 both hemlock and hardwood. 



IHrectors of the association arc now taking n vote on the date for the 

 annunl meeting, which will be held in Mliwnukee. probably on January 2ii. 



Philadelphia Choseti for National Wholesalers' Annual 

 \a imiiortnnt meeting of the board of trustees of the National Wholesale 

 Lumber Dealers* .\ssoclntU»n was held nt headquarters on fieceinber 17, 

 at which the most Important action taken was the selection of Philadclphln 

 as the place for holding the next annual meeting of the association, which 

 occurs In March. 101»?, r>elegatlon8 and Invitations were received from 

 Richmond. Va., New York City, .\tlantic lity, Columbus and others, but 

 the board decided upon Philadelphia as being the best place. Indicn- 

 tlons point to a very large convention. Details as to date and program 

 were left with a special committee. 



On the question of co-operation with the Chamber of Commerce of the 

 t'nited States. F. R. Babcock of nttshurgh. and Lewis Dili of Ilnltlmore 

 were chosen delegntes to represent the association at the annual meeting 

 of the chamber In February with C. H. Prcscott and Robert G. Kay as 

 alternates. The following committee was appointed to co-operate with 

 the special committee of the chamber of commerce on .\merican merchant 

 marine : M. J. E. Hoban. New York ; A. J. Cadwallader. Philadelphia ; U. 

 W. Blanchard. Boston ; H. M. Blckford, Boston ; T. M. Slzer, New York : 

 .\. T. Gerrans. Norfolk: B. L. Tim. New York; .\ngus McLean. Bathurst, 

 N. B. .\nother special comtnlttee to co-operate with the chamber in 

 national tarilT commission matters was made consisting of th«* follow- 

 ing : W. K. Litchfield, chairman, Boston ; Francis E. Waters, Baltimore ; 

 George F. Craig, Philadelphia: C. H. Barnaby, Greencastle; J. M. Miller, 

 Bay City. 



The report of the bureau of Information wns presented hy A. L. 

 Stone. Cleveland, chairman, and showed an unusual activity In that de- 

 partmenf the last few months. R. R. Griswold. Bingbamton. N. Y.. chair- 



man of the Ilrr Inaumncf' rominlltn'. prenenti-il a report of nouie work 

 uuilertaken by hU c<Mninllte<- In the way of iialherliig iitntlKtIcii for the 

 orgnnlitiillon of noiue form of tin pn-ventlon witldii the iii>»oiintlon for 

 the inenitierK. The flEurm aubmltted ahowed the ponnlbillly of whni can 

 he " 1. nnd Mr. GriKWold wan dlrectf<l through hl> commllteo to 



coiK iignilnnii for report nl the nnnuni meeting 



It' I ■■! !«■ nUo received frotn the ineuilK-rii who hnd ntti'tide*! the 



henrlng nt \Vn»blngton befon' the Fidernl Trndi- <°onind»>lon. nnd reporta 

 were HUbnillted from the coniinllln-ii on lenUlntlon, conatwiae inaurnnce, 

 foreatry, etc. 



Owing to the denth of O. O. Agler of ChlcsRo, former meiutwr of the 

 iHinrd, It wn« ni'ceaanry to elect a truati<c to All the unexpired term, nnd 

 Kdwnril lllnea of Chicago waa unanlmoualy chnien f<ir thia pince. Mr. 

 Hini'a is an ardent worker for thi' asmiclntlon. nnd the niembera will be 

 well plenaed with the aelectloii. .\ ciinimlt li'<' wna appointed to attend 

 the nnnuni meeting of the .Nntlonnl I'lmlgn Trnde Council to bi' held 

 in N>'W tirienns. this committee bilng as follows: It. M. Cnrrli'r. ihnlrninii, 

 Snrdls. MIsa. ; It. II. liovvnmnn, .\i'W orlMitia; I'*erd Brenner. Alexnndrlu. 

 La.: KIchard I'. Bner, Ilnltiiiiore, Md. ; Joa. Kathborne, Harvey, |ji. ; C. S. 

 Willlnms. Pntterson, iM. : W. S. Hnrinn, Lockhnrt, .Ma.; H. C. Kowler, 

 Mactin, lia. 



The report of the rnllrond nnd trnnsportatlon comndttce showed con- 

 sldernlile work hnndled by the trnnsportntlon tinrenu In connection with 

 the re-clasHiflcatlon of lumber freight rnti's. handling 4if clalinn and dis- 

 bursements for nieniliers. and In the recent embargo altiintlon in New 

 York City. 



Second Conference Between National Association Officials and 

 Representatives of Furniture Manufacturers 

 The UcccMiber bulletin of the National Hardwood Lumber .Xsaoclation 

 contains an account of the second conference between the committee of 

 the National Haniwoial Lumber .Xssociatbm and heada of the furniture 

 manufncturers. which look pInce at tin' assoclntlon nwinis on D^'cember I.'. 

 Thi' first of these conferences wns In'ld on September 10 of this year. 

 The conferences have for their object the wisdom of better understandlni: 

 nnd more compreiienslve co-operntlon between the two divisions of hnrd- 

 wood buying nnd selling trndes respectively representeil. The conimltt>N> 

 acting for the lumber nssociation wns composed of Hugh MclA-nn. BulTnl >. 

 .v. Y. : W. E. DeLaney, Cincinnati, O. : G. Von Platen, tirand Rapids, 

 .Mich. ; C. 11. Barnaby, Greencastle. Ind., nnd .1. W. McCiure. .Memplils, 

 Tenn. The furniture men's committee was composed of C. 11. Hill, Chi- 

 cago; F. .\. Hannahs. Kenoshn. Wis.; J. F. Kruender, St. Louis, Mo.: 

 George P. Hammer. Hollnnd. Mich., nnd Charles McMongnll. Frnnkfort. Ind. 



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With the Trade 



Big Wisconsin Timber Deal 



H.viiDwooD Recobii has r''celveil word that the C. c. Collins Lumber 

 Company, Madison, Wis., has purchased the entire holdings of the Kohblns 

 Lumber Company of Khinelander, Wis., with the exception of railroad 

 equipment, and that the Collins company has already taken possession. 



John D. Ross of the Brooks & Ross Lumber Company. Schofleld, Wis., 

 is interested In the C. C. Collins Lumber Compnny nnd In this wny Is in- 

 terested In the acquisition of the Bobbins plant. 



Plans for Export Line Forming 



It Is understood that tber.' will lie a meeting In Memphis shortly of 

 the gentlemen interested In the launching of the Exporters' Line. Read- 

 ers of the Hardwood Rkcoiid will recall that these gentlemen held a meet- 

 ing in Memphis some weeks ago at which time it was announced that 

 ships would he operated under r»wnership or lease between Gulfport, 

 Miss., and Mobile and certain ports In Europe, and that this service 

 wouiii begin around th< first week in December. However, the gentle- 

 men Interested In this enterprise have felt that there wns comparatively 

 little need of hurrying under present conditions, with the result that 

 they are awaiting a favorable" opportunity to push this project. W. II. 

 Rus.sc of Russe & Burgcs.s, Inc., is authority for the statement thnt nppll- 

 cation for the charter has already been drawn and that It will take 

 very little time to get this Instrument and to fully perfect organization. 

 He further said that there would be a meeting of those interesli'd in this 

 enterprise l)efiire the beginning of the new year. Eight lumber export 

 firms nt Memphis, ns well ns lumliermen. bnnkers nnd stenmboat men at 

 Gulfport and Mobile, are Identified with this move. 



The Hitt Planing Mill and Box Factory at Chattanooga 

 Formal application for charter for the Flltt Lumber & Box Compnny, 

 Chnttanooga, Tenn.. with a capital stock of JIOO.OOO, was filed In the 

 county clerk's ofllce on December 10. The Incorporators arc 11. H. Hitt, 

 W. H. Burch. James W. Jones. G. H. Evans and D. W. Evans. The organ- 

 iT.ntUm was perfected on the date that the charter was applied for. H. H. 

 Hitt is president. G. H. Evans, vice-president, and W. H. Burch, secretar.v- 

 trensurer. Directors will be J. H. Jones. D. W. Evans. H. H. Hitt, G. H. 

 Evans and W. II. liurch. Messrs. Hitt, Burch and Jones live In Deca- 

 tur, Alo. 



The company has acquired the mill formerly operated by the King 



