January 25, 1916 



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chase and preservation of treatable timbers, presented the report 

 which covered fifteen printed pages and went into the subject thor- 

 oughly and covered many technical details of iBterest to the engineer 

 but not to the general public. 



There were two reports on zinc chloride, one by William Townsley 

 on "The Chloride of Zinc Situation," the other by W. F. Goltra on 

 ' ' Quantity of Zinc Chloride per Tie or per Cubic Foot of Timber, and 

 Method of Determining the True Strength of the Solution." 

 Ties and Wood Block Paving 



Five reports and addresses were given dealing with the crosstie 

 and wood block paving situation. 



E. Van Meter 's paper on ' ' Woods Suitable for Crossties ' ' said 

 that three points, aside from the wood's durability, should be con- 

 sidered in selecting crosstie material. These points are: 



1. That it be sufficiently strong to withstand the ordinary strains due 

 to center binding, etc. 



2. That it be sufficiently dense to resist spllie pulling and lateral pres- 

 sure on spikes ; and 



3. That it be sufficiently hard to have a proper resistance to rail wear. 

 Considered from these points fifteen tie timbers are given, ranged 



in the order of their mechanical value as ties. They are named as 

 follows: Black locust, sugar maple, white oak, red oak, beech, long- 

 leaf pine, red gum, shortleaf pine, western larch, tamarack, eastern 

 hemlock, white fir, lodgepole pine, western yellow pine, northern white 

 cedar. 



Hermann von Shrenk discussed the growth of fungi on untreated 

 ties. 



Wood .block flooring was the theme of a paper by Clyde H. Tees- 



dale, chairman of the standing committee on that subject. 



A. E. Larkin, chairman of the committee on wood block paving, 

 read the committee's report. 



Service Tests 



Five committees made reports on service tests and on other mat- 

 ters of business which came before the convention on its last day. 

 The longest of these reports was presented by H. M. EoUins, chair- 

 man of the committee on bridge and structural timbers. One recom- 

 mendation by this committee was as follows: 



We would recommend that the work assigned to this committee be 

 assigned to our Forest Service members, as a permanent committee, as 

 they are always on the alert for just such information as we have tried 

 to collect. They could make annual reports of new data discovered 

 during the year, and same could be added to the exhaustive report given 

 by them in 1915 ; and this report with its additions from year to year 

 could become a permanent feature of our proceedings. 



The committee devoted most of its report to specifications for 

 timber and piling, creosote oil and treatment in use by the Norfolk 

 and Western Eailway Company, and to War Department specifica- 

 tions for piling and lumber. 



Changes in Bylaws 



John Foly, of the committee on constitution and bylaws, submitted 

 a report in which a number of minor changes were recommended, 

 which were adopted. The method of balloting by letter was adopted. 

 A nominating committee was provided for, and its duties will con- 

 sist in naming oflScers. 



It was decided that the association shall prepare a manual on 

 wood preservation. 



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The Lumbermen's Association of Chicago held its forty-seventh 

 annual meeting on the evening of January 17 at the LaSaUe Hotel, 

 Chicago. The meeting was attended by more than 250 members de- 

 spite the severe cold weather that prevailed that day. The occasion 

 was divided in two parts, the banquet and the business session. At 

 the conclusion of the dinner, the more weighty affairs of the asso- 

 ciation were taken up and were presented in a series of addresses 

 and reports. 



The retiring president, George J. Pope of the D. S. Pate Lumber 

 Company, covered the year's work in his address, and took occasion 

 to look hopefully into the future. The remarkable increase in mem- 

 bership during the past year was referred to with pride by the 

 speaker. The addition of 142 new members during that time broke 

 the record of this association, and probably broke the new member- 

 ship records of all lumber associations. 



The speaker took up the work done by the several committees, and 

 commended their efforts which had met with success in all cases. 



Though during the year 142 new members came in, eight went 

 out by the gate through which all must pass. Losses by death in- 

 eluded Oliver O. Agler, Sietz J. DeVries, MOton Miller, Wallace L. 

 SerreU, Moses F. Eittenhouse, A. C. Bendien, Joseph Miksak, Leonard 

 Bronson. 



The Lumbermen 's Mutual Casualty Company was classed as an asso- 

 ciation activity, having been organized in the association rooms and 

 officered entirely by members of the association. Several years ago 

 the pine yards secured a reduction in insurance rates. The speaker 

 thought it would be well for hardwood yards and mill men to give the 

 matter some consideration. 



Chicago was the first city to have a daily paper, the Herald, give 

 space from day to day to lumber matters; but many papers in other 

 towns and cities are now doing it. 



Mr. Pope urged inter-trade among members, where other things are 

 equal; and recommended that members throw business to manufactur- 

 ers, wholesalers, and commission men who support the association. 

 The Seceetakt's Eepokt 

 Secretary E. E. Hooper's report dealt principally with the finances 



of the association, the lumber handled, and the membership. The 

 lumber figures follow: 



On hand first of last year 287,021,723 feet 



Receipts during year 2,379,729,000 feet 



Total stocks 2,666,750,723 feet 



On hand at end of year 302,926,941 feet 



Total consumption 2,363,823,782 feet 



Shipments 1.133,417,000 feet 



City consumption 1.230,406,782 feet 



There were 148,413,452 feet more lumber consumed in 1915 than in 

 1914, and 112,841,000 feet more shipped. 

 The figures for shingles are here given: 



On hand at first of year 56.632,750 



Receipts during year 533,441,000 



Sales and shipments 531,586,750 



Stocks on hand at close of year 58.487,000 



The records for twenty-two years were broken by the lumber ship- 

 ments of 1915. This large increase is accounted for chiefly by the 

 greater activities of the car manufacturers and increased purchases 

 by railroads. 



Lumber Inspection 



L. W. Crow, chairman of the inspection committee, reported that 

 inspection of 383 cars was made for members in the city and 100 cars 

 outside. The income was $2,468, the expense, $2,315, leaving a net 

 profit of $145. The fact that inspection work yields a financial profit 

 was considered cause for congratulation. 



The association has taken on another inspector who is thoroughly 

 competent to inspect all kinds of northern hardwoods and whose in- 

 spection wiU be taken without question by the Hemlock Association 

 and the Northern Pine Manufacturers' Association. It was stated 

 that shipments from the Western Pine Association can now be handled 

 satisfactorily. It was stated that inspection officially made by this 

 association is the only legal one in the State of Illinois, for the 

 articles of incorporation specifically state that when an inspection re- 

 port is rendered it shall be binding upon the parties assenting to the 

 employment of the inspector. 



