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ing the work of the national chamber. lie declared that there 

 WB» a growing Motiment in favor of '•'■• i.'-.^iiii.." i"or which 

 the chamber is working. 



THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION 

 The final se.-.sion was opened with tlic report of the forestry 

 committee, J. Knudalt Williani!>, ohairniun. The report fonipnrcit 

 Canadian forestry conditions with ours, showing that while Can- 

 ada has made greater studies in regulation of cut, the develop- 

 ment of reforestation in the United States has been rapid. It 

 pointed out the great saving through constantly increasing the 

 effectiveness of forest fire protection, showing that it can be done 

 only by state and federal governments with present values in 

 effect. The report gave estimates of the stjinds of various species 

 in different parts of the country. 



P. S. Risdale, secretary of the American Forestry Association 

 followed Mr. Williams, urging upon every lumberman present the 

 need for an increase in the membership of the forestry associa- 

 tion. 



"I find the notion among lumbermen,'' Mr. Risdale said, "that 

 the work of our association is largely sentimental. Let mo assure 

 you that it is eminently practical. A large portion of our work 

 is of an educational character; another phase is legislative." 



Beturning to the business deferred from the first day the asso- 

 ciation was addressed by E. V. Babcock, president of the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association. At the outset of his remarks 

 Mr. Babcock declared that the lumberman was not receiving a 

 fair compensation for bis stumpage and that the "cost of high 

 living" has entered into our game. 



"The trouble is we don't know how to figure up the cost of 

 a thousand feet of lumber," Mr. Babcock asserted. "Tn that 

 respect we are still pioneering. Let us see, individually, that 

 we know just exactly what that thousand feet of lumber costs 

 ns. Let us know just what we are bargaining for when we sell 

 a thousand feet of lumber, then put the price up to a decent 

 figure and then with all the strength of our command keep that 

 price high enough so that the owner of stumpage will get a decent 

 compensation for his timber. 



"I might say, just to be obstinate and contrary, that we have 

 too many lumber organizations and it might be a good idea if 

 some of the leading organizations be combined." 



Mr. Babrock concluded with a discussion of the promised agree- 

 ment in the problem of hardwood inspection. He declared it 

 was detrimental to all to have, for instance, two grades of Xo. 

 1 common, and asserted that the suggestions recently made for 

 changes in the inspection rules gave a ray of hope that the differ- 

 ences would soon be settled for the good of all those interested 

 in the lumber fraternity. 



Frederick L. Brown, ex-president of the Chicago Lumbermen 's 

 Association was then introduced. In his address Mr. Brown 

 described how the Chicago lumbermen had found relief when the 

 state of Illinois passed a workmen 's compensation act, the effect 

 of which was to multiply the compensation rate from three to five 

 times. In Chicago, Mr. Brown stated, the change was felt very 

 keenly and the lumbermen set about forming a liability insur- 

 ance company of their own. "The existing companies ridiculed 



our effort*," continued Mr. Mrown, "elainiing that wo were itart- 

 ing out without flnnnrcN, n» burking and practically nothing with 

 which to carry on bURinenii. Now we are operating in the four 

 Htate* in our territory, whore our kind of a company, a mutual, 

 ran operate." 



This was an example, Mr. Drown jtointed out, of one of the 

 ways in which coiiprration may bo made the lianiK of great ad- 

 ' vantages to the lumber industry. 



Recommendations of Coastwise Insurance Committee 



Here .Mr. I'lTry preM-nlf.| tin' ri'inTtK of the I'oiiiiiiittec on 

 coajitwise insuranee, and the report of the foreign trade conven- 

 tion, which, owing to the Inte hour, were not read. The first con- 

 tained the following recommendation: 



l8t: Tlint i"ongrp)C!i aliouUI l>e nuked to nuiipend at one-"- aectlonn •4, 

 i;i, and 14 nf thi' Srnnx'n'H ml wlilcli dlHrrlminalo niinlnut AniiTlmn 

 Iiorts and .Xnn-rlcan ships, and wlilch arc rcntrlctlve of .Mni-rlcan com- 

 morce, until such tlmo an by InliTnntlonnl ngrceniont tin- ri-<iulrcnn-nt» of 

 tlicsc Bectluns can become •■qually applicable to tbc sblpplng of all na- 

 tions. 



I'nd : That tlie sections of the Seamen's net dealtni; with deserters 

 should be ri-poaled ns to foreign vcsself, and that the State Department 

 should seek to have arrest and Imprisonment of seamen for desertion 

 abolished by other nations. 



;frd : That Congress should be askeil to request the President to with- 

 draw at once the notices the United States fans given regnnllnc iiNro- 

 gatlon of treaties. 



4th : That a rc<Ieral Shipping lioard should be created. 



The report of the foreign trade convention in New Orleans, 

 .January 20-29. was covered in the succeeding issue of HardwooD 

 Recobd. 



Report of Resolutions Committee 



The final report was that of the resolutions committee, 11. F. 

 Taylor, chairman. Resolutions were passed incluiiing favor of 

 passage of House Bill 61, introduced by Representative Keating, 

 provi<ling for lime limit for the collection of freight bills; recom- 

 mendation that all wholesalers establish and make effective and 

 proper terms of sale; endorsing the work of the American Forestry 

 Association in connection with the Weeks Bill and all other 

 legislation for conservation; recommending the submission to a 

 joint committee of Congress the study of ,the subject of conflicting 

 railroad regulation in the various states for the purpose of unify- 

 ing legislation; thanks to the Philadeljihia Wholesale Lumber 

 Dealers' Association for splendid entertainment provided and for 

 their untiring efforts to [ileaso the association and its guests; 

 thanks to the Bcllcvuc-Stratford Hotel and all others who ex- 

 tended their courtesies and generous hospitality to the association. 



A resolution of respect was adopted expressing sympathy of 

 the association in the death of Oliver O. Agler. 



A rising vote expressed the thanks of the association to the 

 retiring president, Gordon C. Edwards. 



Manufacturers Should Capitalize the Superior 

 Strength of Rotary Cut Stock 



One of the fe.-itiires oi" the work that the rot.ary veneer cutters 

 have perhaps not made so much of as they should is that of the 

 stiffness, or the structural strength of rotary cut veneer as com- 

 pared to that quartered or cut any other way of the grain. An 

 object was made on this point in connection with rotary cut gem 

 staves. It was found by actual experiment that these staves were 

 much stiffer and formed a much stronger barrel than staves 

 cut the other way of the wood, as is commonly done with the 

 regulation stave cutting machinery. This was not considered 

 of very much importance to the cooperage trade, because the 

 form of the barrel gives it all the structural strength required 

 in its service, but it is a point that should be worthy of special 

 attention and featuring in connection with box shooks, furniture 

 panels and single and three-ply work generallj* where it enters 

 into construction, where strength or stiffness is a factor. Peeling 

 wood around the log furnishes the stiffest product that it is prac- 

 tical to make from wood, and this element of stiffness is often 

 a quality that will help enlarge the market for rotary cut stock. 



