January 25, 1916 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



39 



E. O. Robinson, Mowbray & Robinson Company, Cincinnati, O. 



R. M. Carrier, Currier Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Sardis, Miss. 



G. E. W. Luebrmann, Chas. F. Luehrmann Hardwood Lumber Company, 

 St. Louis, Mo. 

 Two Years. 



W. M. Ritter, W. M. Itittor Lumber Company, Columbus. O. 



E. M. Vestal, V'estal Lumber & .Manufacturing Co., Knoxville, Timn. 



W. B. Townscnd, Little River Lumber Co., Townsend, Tenn. 



J. II. Ilimmelberger, Himmelbergcr-IIarrison Lumber Company, Cape 

 Girardeau, Mo. 



J. F. Mclntyre, J. F. Mclntyre & Sons, Pine Bluff, Ark. ' 

 1916 State Vice Puesidents 



.Vl.vb.mii.i — J. .M. Cheely, Kentucky Lumber Co., Sulllgent, .Ma. 



AitKANSiS — R. Carnahan, Kentark Land & Lumber Co., Allport, Ark. 



Illinois — P. E. Gilbert, Wisconsin Lumber Co., Chicago, 111. 



Kentucky — Geo. H. Gearbart, Clearfield Lumber CoiTipany, Clearfield, Ky. 



Louisiana — H. V. Sberrlll, Colfax Hardwood Lumber Company, (."ol- 

 fax, La. 



Mississii'i'i — Fred K. Conn, Bayou Land & Lumber Company, Yazoo 

 City, Miss. 



Missouri — ^Max Pease, Galloway-Pease Company, Poplar Bluff, Mo. 



Nokth Carolina — W. J. Grandin, Grandin Lumber Company, Gramlin 

 N. C. 



Ohio — W. G. Ward, W. G. Ward Lumber Company, 1 ronton, O. 



Pennsylvania — F. N. Pierce, Cherry River Boom & Lumber Company, 

 Scranton, Pa. 



South Carolina — .\ndrew Genuett, Gennett Lumber Co., Franklin, S. C. 



Tennessee — J. K. Williams, Williams Lumber Company, Fayetteville, 

 Tenn. 



Texas — Albert Deutscli, Sabine River Lumber & Logging Company, San 

 Antonio, Tex. 



ViRGi.M.\ — N. W. Easterly, Lel)anon, Va. 



West Virginia — M. W. Stark, American Coal & Lumber Co., St. Albans, 

 W. Va. 



State Directors 



.\L.MtAJH — II. H. riltt, H. H. Illtt Lumber Company, Decatur; J. T. 

 I-'oreman, Hendrix Lumber Company, Drlftoii. 



Arkansas — W. C. Bonner. J. 11. Bonner & Sun, llutli; .7. W. Wheeler, 

 J. W. Wheeler & Company, Memphis. 



Illinois — H. S. McGhce, Fischer Lumber Company, Kewanee ; R. L. 

 McClellan, Paepckc Lelcht Lumber Company, Chicago. 



Kentucky — W. T. Schnaufer, Turkey Foot Lumber Company, Lexington; 

 V. B. Buskirk, Buskirk-Rutledge Lumber Co., Cincinnati, O. 



Loi'isiAXA — C. A. Weis, .Alexandria Cooperage & Lumber Company, .\Iex- 

 andria ; E. B. Schwing, Schwing Lumber & Shingle Co., Plaquemine. 



Mississirri — B. F. Dulwtber, Kraetzer-Cured Lumber Company, Moor- 

 head ; A. V. Wiueman, A. G. Wlneman & Sons, Greenville. 



Missouri — W. P. Anderson, Gideou-.\nderson Lumber & Mercantile Com- 

 pany, St. Louis ; Chas. F. Knott, Chas. Knott & Company, New Madrid. 



North Carolina — C. N. Huttou, Ilutton & Bourbonais Company, Hickory. 



Ohio — W. I. Barr, Barr-Holladay Lumber Company, Greenfield ; W. U. 

 Nigh, Nigh Lumber Company, Ironton. 



Tennessee — M. B. Cooper, Three States Lumber Company, Memphis ; 

 S. M. Nickey, Green River Lumber Company, Memphis. 



'I'KXAS — L. 1>. Gilbert, Southern Pine Lumber Company, Texarkana ; 

 I'blllp Ryan, Philip A. Ryan Lumber Company, Lufkln. 



VlRGiNU — R. C. Duff, R. C. Duff Lumber Company, Duflield ; ,1. D. White, 

 Mountain Cove Lumber Company, Shawsvillc. 



West Virginia — Peter Carroll, Clay Lumber Company, Mlddlefork ; M. 

 -N. Offutt, Rockcastle Lumber Company, Huntington. 



Tlio convention adjourned after an acknowledgment by Mr. Burns 

 of the honor of which he was the recipient. 



ENTERTAINMENT 



The entertainment feature was a snuiker ninl Dutch lumh served 

 on Tuesday evening by the association. The feature was siune clever 

 cartoon work iu crayon by a famous Cincinnati cartoonist, proniineul 

 members being the ' ' butts. ' ' 



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Michigan Mid^W inter Meeting 



Most favorable reports of available northern stocks with caution 

 against too great activity tending to ultimate over-production featured 

 the mid-winter meeting of the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' 

 Association held at the Statler Hotel, Detroit, on Friday, January 21. 



Secretary's Report 



Following the roll call and the reading of the minutes of the preced- 

 ing meeting, Secretary J. C. Knox read the following report, which 

 also includes a summary of financial statement : 



The year which has just closed was one of anxiety so far as the 

 lumber business was concerned. Especially was this true at the begin- 

 ning of the year, but conditions have grown better so that today we are 

 looking for a much better year and the prospects are brighter than those 

 of a year ago, but It might be well to consider well before cutting up 

 too much lumber. 



Our estimated cut for 191G. with practically the same number report- 

 ing as a year ago, is 80,000,000 more hardwoods than was actually cut in 

 1915, and 3..500,000 feet less of hemlock. 



Stocks 



Comparison of total slocks on hand January 1. 19115, with those of 

 one year ago shows considerable less production of hardwoods (21,6o4.000 

 witli three less members reporting than a year ago. and with 26.347.000 

 teet less net stock). We must also take into consideration that a num- 

 ber of our members have cut out and are practically out of the manu- 

 facturing game. Those .going out this year are the Charlevoix Lumber 

 Company. Dennis Salt and Lumber Company. Peninsula Bark and Lumber 

 Company, and .Smith & Hull Company. 



To offset the above we have one new member — Brewster Loud, with 

 mills at .\u Sable and Curran. Mich. Our market conditions committee 

 will cover this sultject in detail. 



Finances 



Our treasurer's report shows a cash balance on hand .lanuary 10. 191G, 

 of $1,994.11 in the general fund and $1,.331..S2 in the forest fire fund. 

 Since that date we have received, account the hardwood assessment due 

 December 1. lOlo. and hemlock assessment due January 1, 1910, .$1,309.94' 

 at this writing. 



Our hardwrcd assessment to date has netted us $2.90.3..';7 with a num- 

 ber of membr'rs pa'd in full and four members not yet reporting. We 

 figure there is due May 1, 1916. the balance of the hai-dwood assessment 

 of $2, .341.20. not including the four members not yet reporting. 



So far our hemlock assessment has netted us $1,075.02 with quite a 

 few members not reporting. 



Michigan Lumber Rates 



Michigan lumber rates remain as they were when last reported to you 

 and there does not seem to be prospect of any immediate change. We 

 have been advised, however, of a reduction in the lumber rates from 

 Michigan territory to Pacific coast terminals and also intermediate points, 

 same to take effect in the near future. 



Hemlock Bark 



The outlook for hemlock bark is especially good and we have docketed 

 this subject for discussion today. Have also invited C. U. Clark, a bark 

 expert of Grand Rapids, to give us his views on that subject. 

 Weekly Sales Reports 



.\s instructed by you at the October meeting we have inaugurated a 

 system of weekly sales reports which are being mailed to you each wei k. 

 We endeavored to put this report up on our wrltcrpress, but the sales 

 came in so fast and in such volume that we were compelled to print the 

 figures in order to get them to you in time to be of most benefit. This 

 expense has cost us to date an average of about $3.73 per page, exclusive 

 of postage. 



Grading of Hemlock Lumber 



This subject was docketed at request of one of our members, who will 

 advise us today just what changes, if any, are desired. 

 Lumber Exhibit 



We were asked by the National Lumber Manufacturers' .\ssoclation to 

 prepare an exhibit of maple, beech and elm boards for the purpose of 

 exhibiting at the various retail lumber dealers' association meetings, and 

 two of our members, without expense to the association, have kindly 

 furnished said boards and the exhibit will stand as samples of the different 

 woods as produced by the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion. 



Advertising Hemlock 



Members ot our association have been asked to join in the hemlock 

 advertising campaign with the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers' .\ssociation. and your committee appointed at the last meeting 

 (0 attend the meeting of the Northern hemlock association at Milwaukee 

 last October, advised favorably on the subject. Same was then presented 

 to the members in circular form, but there w'ere so many of our members 

 who did not seem to be Interested that we were obliged to inform the 

 Northern hemlock association of our not being willing to entertain the 

 proposition. We were recently asked by one of our members to bring 

 this subject up again, and you will kindly indicate your pleasure in the 

 matter. 



J. L. Morford, chief warden of the Forest Fire Protective Associa- 



