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 ronult of f«'> vmrs' work of tlilx n.oKoclntlon wns riMiinrknIilo. The curly 

 r«ir .1 IiuiiIht to the Improved rnndltloDs luvnns one Ihlnt; nlmvi. 



■ II . 'lint the old prejudice hns liecn overcome. Wliiit that melius 



to til.- i.-' '^ whole cannot he expressed In mere dollars ami 



ccDts. li very of a new and great national resource. It 



nieann tli.t: ... .. ... . .- linve heen overcome, the wheels lulirieated. and 



the marketlnB of pum lumlier made InOnltely easier than In the past. Work- 

 ing under the handicap of depressed liuslness conditions this association 

 has made not two but four or five consumers of gum grow w*here onl.v one 

 grew before nod the fact that the demand hns thus been multiplied hns at 

 last brought the logical and mathematical result. 



ShORT.VOE of DkV STOCK.S 



This sudden Increase In demand has found a comparative shortage of dry 

 stocks, which l.s another factor In recent Improved conditions. However, 

 our members who iiave analyziKl our stock list service In relation to supply 

 and have compar«l that with our sales report service as an Indication of 

 the demand, have been enabled to take advantage of opportunities as tiny 

 presented themselves, while non-members were still groping in the dark, 

 and were not equipped with intormation to enable them to grasp the situa- 

 tion. Thus Is proven the statement that this association Is Indispensable 

 to the intelligent marketing of gum lumber. 



The return of prosperity In the gum trade Is accompanied by dangers 

 which should not be overlooked, t'lrst of these Is the danger of over- 

 pro<luciion. This country Is probably facing an era of commercial activity 

 unprecedented In our history, but we must realize that this fever will run 

 its course, and be followed by natural reactions. Nothing will hasten this 

 reaction more than overproduction. In a broad sense we can do nothing 

 to restrict production, but the force of example is strong and If the larg<'r 

 mills commence running In double shifts, the contagion will spread until 

 the market Is overloaded and a sudden reaction would bring disastrous 

 results. 



Here again Is the necessity for association work. Because demand is 

 strong and prices satisfactory is no reason for a relaxiilion of our work. 

 On the contrary there Is, un<ler these conditions, more work to he done 

 than ever before. More opportunities present themselves for extending the 

 market ond the dangers of overproduction are greatly lessened by intelligent 

 efforts In the directum of Increasing the demand. Furthermore our members 

 have in our Information service a true Indicator of the relations between 

 supply and demand and are thus In position to regulate their output 

 accordingly. 



Another danger which usually accompanies a sicarclt.r of stocks and 

 strong demaud Is the marketing of partially dry stock In gum. During 

 the past two years producers of gum have foiiml no difllculty In holding 

 their stock** until bone dry and buyers have supplied tlieir requirements In 

 thoroughly dry stock. A change in these conditions brings a strong 

 temptation not only to push partially dry stock on the market but to 

 misrepresent the dryness of the lumber. In this lies the greatest danger 

 of reviving the old prejudice against gum and turning the newer buyers 

 back to other woods. Many buyers who are now well acquainted with 

 the nature of the wood. If they cannot obtain bone dry stock, may purchase 

 shipping dry lumber and handle It with satisfactory results providing they 

 know the exact age of the lumber. Either by carrying the lumber on their 

 yard, or by special handling In the drying processes, they can avoid the 

 dangers of warping but when only partially dry stock is sold as thoroughly 

 dry and Is run through the factory with only ordinary handling, trouble 

 will surely result. Scrupulous statement:! as to the dryness of stock quoted 

 and sold will pay big dividends In satisfied customers. 

 WiDK R^NGE OF Uses 



When it is considered that gum lumber Is used for more different pur- 

 poses than any other wood, and that new uses are constantly being found, 

 the possibilities of specializing in gum begin to be realized. From the gum 

 tree we get practically two kinds of lumber, the red and the sap portions 



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broiidenlng tiie market. 

 TIkiiiuis W. I'Vy of tlio Clinrlca F. Luchrmnnn Hnrdwood Lumber 



Coin|iiiny, St, Ix)uiv, Mo,, had prepared iiftor cnrcfiil invi>iitiK<>tion and 



I'ffort II paper on tho rolntivo values of different (jrinle't of (fum, .Mr. 



Kry wiiH nlmont and it wns dpcided to di.'-triliuto the paper through 



tlie ini'dium of the Bocrt-tiiry 's oflicp. It will appear in full in the 



next issue of ILiBBWOoi) Uki'DKI), 



Election of Officers 



The noiiiiii.'itinsr eoniinittec then rpport*'d, recommending the nomi- 

 niitioii iiiid election of tho ffillowing officers: 



rKKSim:NT--II, n. WeiKs. .Memphis. Tenn. 



FnisT Vkk-I'hksiuknt H. F. Iiulweber. Moorhead, Mlu. 



Skiiini) Vi<'K-I*iiE8it>i:.VT — F/. r. Uullose, Charleston, Miia. 



TaKA.sinKii — !•'. E. <iary, .Memphis, Tenn. 



TursTKEH — K. K. f'onn, Ynzoo fity. Miss. ; M. B. Cooper, Memphis. Tenn. ; 

 J. W. .McClure, Memphis, Tenn., and C. I.. HnrriHon, Cape (ilrurdi'au, .Mo. 



Those trustees whose terms hold over from lost year are : F. II. Hob- 

 ertson, Memphis, Tenn. ; F. K. Uudd, Chicago, III. ; E. A. I^ang, Chicago, 

 111., and Thomas W. I'Vy, St. I.,ouls, Mo. 



The nominating committee escorted Mr. Weiss to the chair. Mr. 

 Weiss is one of the most pleasing of impromptu speakers. His talk 

 had a humorous as well a.s a serious vein in it. He pleaded for co- 

 operation from beginning to end from the members and talked par- 

 ticularly on the necessity for every assistance in giving to the Be<'re- 

 tary the information called for in all requests for reports. 



F. B, Gadd recommended in order to proride for quorums at all 

 meetings of trustees that the board be increased from eight to twelve 

 and the term from two to three years. On motion, it was decided to 

 bring up tho matter at the next meeting, with the usual thirty days' 

 notice, as the question will involve a change in the by-laws. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



Statistics of Lumber Output 



The Forest Service will make a census of the llilu lumber produc- 

 tion in co-operation with the National Lumber Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation. The association has jirinted the schedules for the Forest 

 Service and will assist in getting delinquent reports. The schedules 

 will be sent out by the Forest Service the last of Decemlier and 

 the first week in January. It is expected that a preliminary state- 

 ment can be issued by May 1, 1916, giving the approximate production 

 of lumber in 191.5 Ijy states, and also for two or three of the most 

 important species, reports on other species to follow as rapidly 

 as possiVile. It is important that lumber manufacturers give im- 

 meilinte attention to the schedules when they are received by filling 

 them in and returning them promptly, since delay on their part will 

 hinder the Forest Service in compiling the preliminary statement at 

 an early date. Lumbermen generally are realizing the fact'that the 

 compilation of production data is of immeasurable value to the in- 

 dustry. 



During the past ten years, flic Bureau of the Census has, except 

 for 191.^., done this work for the Forest Service, but is unable to 

 undertake the 1915 lumber census. Because of the urgent need for 

 annual lumber production data, the Forest Service is to get tho 

 figures for 191.5 with the assistance of the National Lumber Manu- 

 facturers' Association. 



The most common criticism heretofore has been the long delay in 

 publishing tho figures. It is therefore encouraging to note that 

 special efforts will be made this time to get the data in the bands of 

 the public as soon as potsible. 



