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lo Ihp null" POoUKb land In llil« r>>sl»n lor ilml iiut|...».'. Ttiln offer 



»«« n.-r.-ptr,i liT ihr mnif crnlocl'l for On- C-ol.iuliiil Itonril, wlilcli I* 



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 I doiTolnry. A npi-cliil rftmnillti'i' wiik 

 „,,,>,.; i.lInK tho <|onlh of J. A. Holmoti. In 



H'lMTIini:. Uii- rt.iuu.Ul.-.- r.Iirr.-.l lo tho 8|>l<-nillil work Dr. Ilolmi'S hiiil 

 no-onipllnhcd In -inrtlnc tor™t ronti'TViitlon work In North Ciirollnn. on- 

 iIopumI Ihi- Jo- li iii-s ••Snfi'ly Mr^l" Assoi-lntlon nnil p1m1ki>(I 



thp aid ot thi- : '".n to thi- mdowiiicnl of iliai nK'niorliil. 



Krsoliilli'ns wr. il nrRlnu tin- conlliuiii >f llio iinniinl 



approprlntlon of $. r Ih.' piirclmso of land under the Weeks 



law. .1. ... .11. 111..- thni :. . .: appropriation for ooopernllnB with stntes 



In (;■ .» Ix- made permanent nn<l axklne <"oni;re.».« to nid In the 



!,U|,|. ilie white pine hllster rn»t. 



Prepares for Titanic Southern Rate Struggle 



The Soiiiliern llardwoo.l Trnlllc Assoiliiiicn has n-celveil Information 

 from Washincton that the hearlnc In the several cases Involvlnu proposc-d 

 advan»-e» in rate.; from Memphis and sonthern prodnclng points Into 

 t'cntral Kreleht Association territory and Into Western trunk line terri- 

 tory has been |M>stponeil from Fehruary 14 to March 13. This action 

 of the commission was taken at th« Joint request of the ofllclals of the 

 Southern Hardwood Traffic Association and representatives ot the various 

 roads Interested. It was pointed out that It was Impossible to prepare 

 all the nec«>»»ary data and evidence by the date set for the orlRinnl hear- 

 In);. This Is resnrded as the most titanic strugclc In which the lumber- 

 men and the carriers have ever met and the outcome Is recnrded as of 

 vast Importance to the lumber industry ot this territory. The Southern 

 Hardwood Traffic Association will have charge of the Interests of the 

 lumbermen In these cas.^s while the railroads will be represented by their 

 counsel. The railroads interested think they are entitled to a very marked 

 Increase In rates while the lumbermen will adduce evidence tending to 

 show that such advances are unjustlflabie and unreasonable and they will 

 work vast Injury, particularly to gum, which Is called upon lo bear the 

 main burden of the increase In rates. 



The Southern Hardwoml Traffic Association has opened Its branch 

 office at Louisville in charge of Keroy Halyard, who was, until recently, 

 assistant of J. H. Townshend. secretary-manager of that organization. 

 The principal object in opening this branch Is to give more prompt and 

 more efficient service to the members ot the association at that point and 

 in that territory. This Is the first branch of the Southern Hardwood 

 Traffic Association which has been opened so far. but if i' proves suc- 

 cessful, others will be established In time. 



Furniture Federation Meeting 



At the .lannury niei-ting of the board of governors ot the National 

 Federation ot Furniture Manufacturers at Grand Itapids, Mich., a paid 

 secretary was elected In the person ot A. C. Brown. A paid traffic 

 manager. Mr. Bather, was previously employed to look after transporta- 

 tion affairs. The former secretary, i^ D. Waters, served without pay and 

 carried on the heavy work ot the association in addition to that connected 

 with his own business, and It was a great relief to hliii when the asso- 

 ciation took that load off ot him. The president. Robert W. Irwin, has 

 been largely Instrumental In building up the association and placing It on 

 a firm foundation. The only pal-1 officers In the association are secretary 

 and traffic manager. 



President Irwin made a verbal report at the Grand Uaplds meeting that 

 the federation's committee and the tommittec ot the National Hardwood 

 Lumber Association had agreed upon a report regarding the long con- 

 troverted matter ot Inspi-ction rules, and the report will go to both nsso- 

 clatlons tor ratlflcatlon. The National Federation ot Furniture Associa- 

 tions will bold Its annual meeting In rhlcac.. M.iy 11, lOlG. 



Evansville Club Meeting 



The regular monthly meeting of the Evansville I,iiml«>rmen's Club of 

 Evansville. Ind.. was held on Tuesday night. Fehruary S. at the Y. M. C. A. 

 building, A splendid luncheon wa-s served. The meeting was In the na- 

 ture ot a Jollification over the recent election of the club's president, 

 nanlel A. Wertz. as president of the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's 

 .Vssociatlon at the annual meeting held at Indianapolis. The local mem- 

 bers warmly congratulated Mr. Wertz over the new honor. Secretary 

 Taylor reported a few new members and several others are in prospect. 

 It was nnnounecd. 



Lumbermen's AhsoLi.iticn Listen* to Fedcril Trade 

 Commissioner Hurley 



'.'.'•. tin- ii"'-"t "' houor "f the 



ti of I'hlrni:.!. held Id the ■•->. wan 



I .i»:ir.i Nil ■ ■ I" ■ ■ ' ■ I.. Mr. 

 Hurley offer. ' "> ">' 



leni ot licMikl.- • I i..«. ...-, ; ;: j.ruve of 



great beiielll In the opemllou of Hie bu>lni<«« of pvprj'oae ronnectnl with 

 thi' lunilx-r txade. 



Mr. HurleyK addrran wan different fmni any of llioie which were \%rrr- 

 tofore dellveriHl and ronlaliotl »o luucb ot Interest and vnlim'ile auKKealiun 

 that It held the cb>»e attention of the |liitener«. 



Will Hold Important Concatenation 



Ihirrv H. W,Ik», vl(«i!eri'nl xiinrk of the Menipbl« territory, wrlle« 



II tiinniHih Kiiiiiiii that on tin- iM-raKlon of the Southern llelall Lunihrr 

 Iii.nli'ni' AK>oclnt|on meeting at Memphis, to Ik- held on 'rhiiniday. Feliru 

 nry :.'-l. he will hold n concali.nntlon ot unuaual proportlona. Mr. Wrl»« 

 has been busily •■nKage<l In perfi-ctlng plana for every detail ot Itio event, 

 which proinlses to be Honii'thlng entirely out of the ordinary. 



Great Interest Is attached to thl» imi-tinK all over official lloo Iloodom. 

 Shark of the rnlverse JuHuh Si-ldi-1 and S<-cri'tnryTreB»urer TennanI of 

 .St. Louis will be preaent. 



.\s Memphis was selected at the twenty fourth annual ine<-tlnK In San 

 Francisco to be the place ot mei'tiiig tor the twenty-flfth annual, to be 

 held Septembi-r !> to II neit. It In I xpi-cti^l that a strong orgnnUallon will 

 be formed at this concatenation to prepare for the annual. 



Memphis Club Takes Action on American Merchant Marine 



The Lunibermen's Clnb of .M.iiiphis, at the regular semi inonllily ii t 



lug belli at the Hotel Gayoso .Saturday. January 2{l. adopuvl rraidutiona 

 • iffered by the river and rail coniinlttei' In regard to an .Vnierlean iner 

 chant marine by unanimous voti-. The club by its action went <in n-cord 

 "as faw>rlng the development of an American merchant marine In the 

 (|iiiikest possible time so as to relieve the Intolerable altuallon now 

 stilling the export lumber trade." It espre»»e<l itiielf as being In favor 

 of the plan proposed and adviK-alMl by the Chamber of Commerce of the 

 I'uited States or any other plan, "whether by direct subsidy or other- 

 wise" which would bring about the desired results. The secretiiry w«« 

 Instructed to send a copy ot these resolutions to the Presliient ot the 

 United States and to senators and congressmen from this territory and 

 also to the committee on merchant marine. 



The club also passed resolutions favoring a new postofflce iit <'blcago, 

 this action being taken with a view to facilitating the handling of mall 

 In this territory, much of which Is distributed from the Windy City. The 

 i-lub was requcstcfl to take action by the Interstate committee on the 

 new Chicago postofflce. 



.\n Invitation to the president ot the club and to two members to at- 

 tend the annual of the National WHioiesalc Lumber Dealers' Asaoclation 

 at Philadelphia March LI-IO was read. 



George (". Ehemann, chairman ot the river and rail committee, gave 

 some pertinent Information regarding export declarations on lumber go- 

 ing to Europe or to Canada. He said among other things that it waa 

 necessary that these declarations be signed in all cas.'s and that forma 

 could be olitalnefl from the deputy collector of customs here and that they 

 could bo sworn to before that official Instead of making it necessary to 

 go before a notary. 



Ersklne Williams of the W. .\. Stark Lumber Company was clec1e<I to 

 active membership. Five asscK-late memliers were elected as follows ■ 

 L. P. PuBose. Lamb-Fish Lumber Company, Charleston. Miss. : P. A. 

 Gilbert. Wisconsin Lumber Company. Cliicago ; J. B. Ctley. ftley-Holloway 

 I'oinpany. Chicago: B. F. Dulweber. Cincinnati, and .\. M. Richardson, 

 .\. M. Kicbardson Lumber Ciuiipany. Helena, .\rk. 



S. M. NIckey. pri-sldent. occuple<l the chair at this meeting. There 

 were fifty »;eveii members and visitors [ireseiit. The usmil lum-heon was 

 served. 



Wisconsin Traffic Meeting 



The traffic meeting of the Northern Hemlock fc Hardwfiod Manufacturers' 

 Association, with C. C. Collins. W. It. McCaul and E. Moerke. Wisconsin 

 ■ lumbermen, met at Madison. Wis,, on January .'11 and February I, to watch 

 developments in the Tllt<'nu»re case, .\crordlng to the association bulletin 

 appearances were enterwl on behalf of the association In order that the 

 interests ot the members might lie prote<'ted should occasion arise during 

 the progress ot the hearing. 



Mr. Tlttemore In his opening statement to the commission endeavored 

 to force the Issue of the carriers being placed upon their proof first as 

 to the proposed advances. Such order would make It Incumbent upon 

 the Protestants to follow the carriers, leaving the Tlttemore case to follow 

 immediately after the carriers and protcstants had closed on the advance 

 rate sltnalion, 



-Mr. Tlttemore was overruled liy the commission and was requested to 

 proceed with the proof ot his formal complaint. 



After the announcement of some withdrawals from the case, counsel 

 for the carriers stated that they would much prefer the Tlttemore case 

 being heard first. Inasmuch as upon the determination of that case de- 

 pended to a very large extent what pressure would be brought to bear In 

 r.rder 1" .icfitr.. ihf :t(|v8ii''os sr.uctit mi ^-ertnin commrKlities on the advance 



