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rate case, intimating tliat there were some commodities among these 

 wbicli would not be advanced if nothing harmful came to the carriers as a 

 n'snit ft" the Tittemoro case. 



Hoo-Hoo in Buffalo 



There is an effort on foot again to put lite into the Buffalo membership 

 of the Order of Hoo-Hoo.- It is a thing that has to be done about as 

 often as there is a meeting in late years. Many of the members dropped 

 off permanently during the past few years and it will be a tasli to reclaim 

 them. There are members who are willing to malic much sacrifice in its 

 interest, so when Supreme Scrivenotor J. II. Teunant proposed to give an 

 address on the subject a meeting was held on February 3, about thirty 

 old members attended, some of them from other towns. 



J. B. Wall tooli charge of the meeting and most of the leading members 

 gave their views on the subject. A good dinner put them all in fine 

 humor. Mr. Tennant spoke of the work in the West and Southwest. 

 He said that if there were nothing valuable in it lumbermen would not 

 give their time and money in that interest as they were doing. He be- 

 lieved that the reorganization had already placed Hoo-Hoo on a firm 

 financial foundation and that the objectionable element in the old 

 membership was gone. 



He was followed by Charles Kammcr, Supreme .Tabberwock, who e.x- 

 prcssed entire confidence in the future of the order and exercised his 

 authority by appointing C. II. Stanton vicegerent for the present year. 

 Much of his time was taken In putting New York City, from which he 

 had come, in line for the annual meeting of next year. He invited the 

 Buffalo members to go with the New York delegation to Memphis this year 

 and help bring the 1917 meeting eastward. 



There wero numerous responses by local members, among them being 

 Fred T. Teitch of Cleveland, formerly of Buffalo; W. A. Perrin of Blakes- 

 ley. Perrin & Darling; Hugh McLean of North Tonawanda ; C. \Y. Betts, 

 city councilman; A. Vi. Kreinheder, I. N. Stewart and John A. Murphy. 

 Nearly all spoke in favor of reorganization. Some questions from Mr. 

 Betts brought out from Mr. Tennant the statement that he hoped by the 

 September meeting to get all financial difficulties out of the way. .\bout 

 half of the debt incurred by l)ad management and irregularities was 

 already paid. .V l)eneflt fund of $100 to each member 'was soon to be 

 increased materially. 



-V committee on organization was elected, composed of C. H. Stanton. 

 .T. B. Wall. .1. .\. Murphy, Hugh McLean of North Tonawanda, and Henry 

 Adema. 



Date for Hearing Fixed , 



Notice sent out from the secretary's othce of the National Lumber 

 Manufacturers' .-Vssociation iu Chicago says : 



In accordance with the request of the principal attorneys in the handling 

 of the case before the Interstate Commerce Commission under Docket No. 

 S131. Commissioner Jleyer has decided to hear the ca^e personally at one 

 hearing, to be given in Chicago some time after .Tuly 1. This is the most 

 important step yet taken in the preparation of this case. While .July 1 

 now seems a considerable time in advance, it will not be any more than 

 is needed for the compilation of all the traffic statistics that will be re- 

 quired, and the full preparation of the arguments by the attorneys. The 

 holding of only one hearing in this case, and that to be a continuous one 

 in Chicago, until the investigation is completed, makes possible a very much 

 more consistent and effective presentation of the arguments than would he 

 possible through any other means. 



Gum Association Officers Meet 



The first meeting of the board of governors of the Gum Lumber Manu- 

 facturers' .\ssociatiou for the year was held at Memphis Saturday, 

 February 4. with the following gentlemen present : H. B. Weiss, L. B. 

 DuBose. F. E. Gary. F. K. Conn, M. B. Cooper, J. W. McClure. C. L. 

 Harrison, F. B. Robertson, F. R. Gadd, E. A. Lang, T. W. Fry and R. M. 

 Carrier. As showing the vast amount of interest in the work of this 

 organization it may be stated that all members of the governing hoard 

 were present with the exception of B. F. Dulweber, Cincinnati, who 

 was absent on account of illness, and W. E. DeLnney and W. B. Burke, 

 who were prevented from coming by business engagements made before 

 the date for this meeting was announced. 



A special committee was appointed to formulate rules for figured red 

 gum. F. K. Conn. Bayou Land & Lumber Company, Cincinnati, is chair- 

 man, while the other members are W. L. Crenshaw, M. B. Cooper and 

 S. M. Nickey. all of Memphis, and L. P. DuBose. Charleston, Miss. 



.\ special committee was also appointed to investigate the spread of 

 values between the various grades and the various thicknesses of plain 

 and quartered gum. T. W. liYy, St. Louis, is chairman. The other mem- 

 t)ers are E. A. Lang, B. F. Dulweber, W. E. DeLaney, F. K. Conn and 

 George D. Burgess. 



The committee which has been investigating the affiliation of the Gum 

 Lumber Manufacturers' Association and the Commercial Rotary Gum 

 .Association was empowered to close the negotiations in accordance with 

 its ideas. This very important matter has been entrusted to the assess- 

 ment committee, composed of the following: ,T. W. McClure, chairman; 

 T. W. Fry. W. B. Burke, S. M. Nickey and W. E. Hyde. It is regarded 

 as practically certain that the aflBliation plan will be worked 

 out and that the two bodies will thus he brought into much closer rela- 

 tions. In this connection, it may be stated on the authority of J. M. 

 Pritchard, secretary of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Association, that 

 a special department will be maintained for service in behalf of the 

 Commercial Rotary Gum .Association. Special information will he issued 



A Tidewater Logging 

 Operation at 



HOLDING PRICE 



Good ground, highest quality timber, everything that 

 makes for value and for cheap and profitable logging. 



There are about one hundred and twenty-five millions 



on the present compact tract, which lies in front of an 

 area almost as well forested and more than three times 

 as large. The price is 



Less Than Two Dollars 



per thousand feet 



I.oecins, (owing and delivering to market, in- 

 eliidini; interest and depreciation, under proper 

 manaeement, would be less than $5.50 per 

 thou^^and feet. 



The logs, camp run, on a normal market, should 

 average at least $11 per thousand feet, owing to their 

 exceptional quality. 



Hence, the net profit to competent operators would 

 be $3.50 per thousand feet, or 175 per cent on a $2 

 investment. 



With the turning of the tide such opportunities will 

 disappear from the market. 



We have our own detailed estimates, reports and topo- 

 graphic maps on this property — WE KNOW ITS WORTH. 



Application to one of our officers will bring complete 

 information to bona fide investors. 



James D. Lacey & Co, 



Timber Land Factors 

 Since 1880 



Chicago, III., 

 1750 McCormick Building 



Portland, Ore., 

 1310 Northwestern Bank Building 



Seattle, Wash., 

 1009 White Building 



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