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HARnWOOl) RECORD 



for the National HarUwood Convention 



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Tho offlrlnl tmmlt.'v.if of tlip nnocUtlon Is iiliout rcndy to bo IsJiiiod 



frwra the ~ ThU la a new Usiir, Volume 'J.'l. Since the 



pretlMU* 1 10 the bullellii, nviiniy eight ditk niiiiieH linve 



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A summary Jnnuary sIjowh that the tmlnrled limpcc- 



turs •■'' • • • ! T ?'■ "■ "f hnrdtrood storks, while 



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Confers on Veneer Freight Matters 



Ihi' Niilioiinl Vi'iifiT .Mill rmic'l Mniiurueliirer.s' 

 \'.. Kline Is rhiiii'iiiini, held a cmifereiicc this 

 ...K .,, I .11-. 111.. 1^. 1 . pcrferi nrrniiEiMihiK- mM.rlii:: the p'-esenliitloii 

 of the rloliu* of the vene«-r niiil pnnel iii.inMfnrturirH hefoic the Inter- 

 »laie Cunimeic" Comnil.«.^li>n on the rocla.sslilijiilon (piestlon. >lr. Kline 

 halt associated with blm .V. K. Solic and ii. i:. I.empke of Wausaii, WIk., 

 J. K. Ilyan of IIlsli rolnl, X. C, and J. II. Townshend of Memphis, Tenn. 

 Mr. KllDc states be expects a number of other prominent manufacturers 

 uf veneers to be In attenilonce at the meeting uud that probably C. II. 

 Itarnaliy of Ure(ncastle, W. \V. Knight of Indianapolis, Iiid., and II. \V. 

 I.<>rd uf Danville^ K.Y., will be there. 



J. V. Norman of T/OulSTllle, fCy., son of -V. K. Norman, has been 

 eiupliiyed as attorney for the veneer manufacturers. 



West Virginia Association in Annual 



More than •im ripu..... nliilivi-s uf the lninher and Imllders* supply 

 Industry gaUiercd It. Wheeling, l-'cbruary IS-H) for the third annual con- 

 vention of the West Virginia Lumber and Builders' Supply Healers' Asso- 

 ciation. The mechanics' Hen law was the main topic of the convcnilon. 

 Itcsolutlons were passed pled^'lni; all members of the association to work 

 for the low and all members were as.sessed $10 lo Ibis end. \ special 

 committee was appointed to look after the pass:i:;e of the law. 



There was much discussion of the demand of the dealers that the live 

 cent dlflrerenllnl In cement prices to dealers and contractors be raised 

 to ten cents on the barrel. A committee was appointed to go into this 

 matter. 



G. M. Mossman, In an address on "Cnlform Cre<lll.s," made a plea for 

 co-operation which, he said, wos the basis of uniform credits. "Our 

 Duties as Retail Lumber and Supply Dealers" was the topic discussed by 

 W. W. Scott_of Bridgeport, O., who cald the dealers' duty was to himself 

 and the community first, not for selfish reasons, but because business 

 must have a profltable Income, or there Is no standard. Dealers should 

 hare a clean stock at all times and arranged so that purchasers may view- 

 It with Increasing Interest to themselves. All customers, he said, were 

 entitled to the suggestions of the dealers who have experience In the 

 woodworking line. 



The following officers were elected: President, II. E. Shadle, Charles- 

 ton : first vice-president, G. A. Grisbaber, Charleston ; second vice-presi- 

 dent, Walter Perkin, niueOeld : third vice-president, .1. J. Minkemeyer, 

 Wlietling; fourth vice-president. J. C. niddle, Clarksburg: secretary, 

 G. C. Dlckerson, Huntington. U. M. Spragg of Weston and C. A. Short 

 of Sliinnston were elected new members of the board of directors. 



The l>an(iuet was the concluding feature. 



Maple Flooring Association Issues Handsome Educational 

 Booklets 



A series of four booklets of ;i oecldi'dly handsome makeup and typog- 

 raphy has been Issued by the Maple Flooring Manufacturers' Association. 

 The books are entitled "Ten Reasons Why." showing why retailers should 

 handle maple flooring : "How to Lay and I-inish Maple Floors," belns 

 designed to give proper information regarding Uoor laying; "Individuality 

 in the Homo," which Is especially designed to she suggestions to the 

 home builder that will conform to and Increase tlie desire for harmony; 

 and "School-Room Floors," which booklet enumerates the merits of maple 

 floors that recommend It for this purpose particularly. 



The booklets cannot be too highly commended for their beauty and 

 originality of design and contents. 



VTlie ti'alil lliiil hnil the int. 

 Faiiiirll, Kiinrk ; Carl Srlun i.i 

 .lulin Wuo<l, bujiiiu : .\. 

 «ock ; Wm. Collnhaw, • 

 Holland, gur<Ion. 



At the inorulnE leiwlon of tile n-lailera' convcntlou Hie followlug oincora 

 were elect i-d : I'renldent, lllchnnl Kli'lnpell, Kent: vlcepretldeut, C. W. 

 GUI, Ann Arbor, and I.. W. Rinllh nf Grand Ilnplda, ■prretary-lreasurcr. 

 It was also derided Hint future cniiventlnns would be held at Grand 

 ItiipldR or Drtrnli. 



Hemlock Campaign Under Way 



At a recent lueillii,: nf iln- eni'iiilvi- (niiiiiiiiii i- of tlie Hemlock Manu- 

 facturers' Promotion llunau, all iirraiik'einrnu were completed fur the 

 Inuncblne of the rauipolcu to pmiiinle the iiite of bi'mlock lumber. The 

 money has all been subscribed and work Is now being directed to the 

 retailers In the henilork market lerrltory. Over and above the Kcnernl 

 campaign, the manufacturers have reserved a large fund to help alnng 

 the home paper adverllslng of retaib rs, and a circular was malted out last 

 week to retailers in towns of .'l,oiiu or more population. In the hemlock 

 territory, outlining the promotion plan Id detail. itrleOy, the plan !■ 

 as follows : 



1st — The hi'iiilnek iikh will supply o serii-s of ndvcrtlsenii-nta 



to a newspaper lu the i. .iiininlly In the fnrm of nils all ready 



for use, Willi aMipl- -■■ ■ ii;ime of the r*-' ' I <li'scrlpllniis 



of his business, iri. irei« f" stand all of i 



*'nd — Thise ni\\. will be bandsomeh lud written 



strictly with ii >ii v, ; i-i-iiig liiistness right stia....i ... ilie retailer. 



3rd — .Ml advertisements will be signed with the name of the retailer 

 and will carry a descriplion of bis busln(;ss in accordance to instructiuns 

 from the retailer. 



■1th — The size of the advertisements will be about 8 Inches deep and 

 two columns wide. 



.Ith — The hemlock manufactnr<-is will put as many advertisements 

 signed by the retailer in his local paper as all the money be will agree 

 to spend, plus twice as much the manufacturers will pay for. 



To make this clear, let us suppose the retailer will co-operate to the 

 extent of JlO.dO. The hemlock inniiufaeturers will thereupon add *:;0.0'), 

 making .«oO.O(i, and will place as in.iny advertlsi ments si^'ued by the 

 retailer In his Imnl paper as :f.lo.iiO will pay for. 



This Is pretty big money's worth for the retailer — 130.00 worth of 

 space for ?10.00— $00.00 worth for $20.00 and so on. The hemlock 

 manufacturers supply the advertisements free and pay for two-thirds of 

 the space, which Is a pretty good offer. 



The hemlock manufacturers believe (and believe that the retailers 

 believe) that the best Interests of all the people In the hemlock territory 

 require that "Our own People's money should buy our own People's 

 Products," and not be scattered all over the country where it won't help 

 pay local taxes or make better local business, to pay for goods no better 

 than are produced near home, .\pplylng that idea, the manufacturers 

 hove undertaken n u-year's adverllslng campaign for "Old Faithful" 

 Henilork. This will keep home lunilirr money at bnmc and at the same 

 time guarantee the consumer the bcsl values per dollar that any lumber 

 can give. ■ 



The way lo get and keep public confiJencc Is to sell the consumers only 

 that kind of lumber that is best for them. The hemlock manufacturers 

 will, therefore, advcrtlEc hemlock only for the uses It Is fitted for. It 

 is their Idea to let everybody know how good hemlock Is, how It has been 

 a leading wood for over two hundreil years for framing, timbers, flooring, 

 sheathing and Its many other iisis. The manufacturers will advertise 

 hemlock only for Its proper uses, and for those, they will advertise It bord 

 and cfTectlvely. In the general campaign advertising space will also be 

 used In farm papers, dairy impers, trade papers, architect's papers. 

 Further than this, many valuable booklets and plans will be prepared 

 for the trade, which will be distrlliulcd free of charge. 



The above plan Is in line with the modern spirit which has recently 

 entered the lumber business, and no doubt the campaign will be an entire 

 success. 



Cincinnati Exchange Organized 



The formation of a Lumber IC.vrb.inee .'is a subsidiary of the Cincinnati 

 Chamber of Commerce was decided upon last week by a number of lumber- 

 men who arc members of the Chamber of Commerce. W. J. Eckman, an 

 officer in the Cincinnati Lumber Exporters' Association, presldeil as 

 chairman of the conference. Wlllinm B. Mellsh, president of the Chamber 

 of Commerce outlined the servlci.-.s that would be rendered by the staff 

 of the Chamber of Commerce, Secretary William C. Culklns and Guy M. 

 I^rccr, manager of the traffic department, and president of the National 

 .Vssociation of Trallic Managers. 



A committee consisting of E. .7. Thoman, J. H. Doppcs, V. B. Klrk- 

 patrlck, E. F. Owen and Harry .\. Freiberg was appointed to draft a 



