March 25, 1910 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Those who have conncctoil themselves with the association at the annual 

 meeting or since that time, a total of sixteen, are given herewith : 



W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company, Louisville, Ky. ; Crittenden Lum- 

 ber Company, Providence, R. I. : I. M. Darnell Son Company, Memphis, 

 Tenn. ; K. J. narnell. Inc., Memphis, Tenn. ; D. H. Hall Lumber Company, 

 New Albany, Miss. ; II. II. Ilitt Lumber Company, Decatur, Ala.; Issaquena 

 Lumber Company, Issaquena, Jliss. : J. F. Mclntyre & Sons, Inc., Pine 

 Bluff, Ark. ; Mossman I, umber Company, Memphis, Tenn. ; Massee & Fclton 

 Lumber Company, Macon,. Ga. : Penn-Suniter TiUmber Company, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa.: Kusse & Burgess. Inc., Memphis, Tenn.; Southern Pine Lum- 

 ber Company, Texarliana, Tex. : Ward Lumber Company, Chicago, 111. ; 

 Holly Ridge Lumber Company, Louisville, Ky. ; East Carolina Lumber Com- 

 pany, New Bern, N. C. 



Indiana Forestry Report 



The annual report of the Indiana State Board of Forestry for 1915 has 

 been published l)y Klijah A. Gladden, secretary of the board. It is a bound 

 volume of 108 pages dealing with the forestry work In the state during the 

 past year. The people of Indiana are planting some trees and extending 

 protection to many areas where young growth is coming on. The forest fire 

 problem is not very serious in that state, because of the al)sence of large 

 forest tracts. A statement in this report may surprise many persons. It 

 is said there are 4,000,000 acres of waste land in the state which has been 

 stripped of its forests and practically abandoned, although, of course, it 

 is all under private ownership. 



Cincinnati Lumbermen Seek Action on Gulf Shipments 



Cincinnati lumlier exixu'ters whose trade has been serinusl.\- hurt i)ecausc 

 of the scarcity of l>ottoms, due to the war, have been badly handicapped 

 in Gulf coast shipping. Recently they banded together and presented a 

 series of complaints to the United States Bureau of Domestic and Foreign 

 Comni,erce at Wasliington, through the Chamber of Commerce of the 

 United States. They have been instrumental also, in getting their kick- 

 before the House committee on merchant marine and fisheries. Dr. E. E. 

 Pratt of the chamber has informed Cincinnati lumber exporters that the 

 matter has been referred to the United States Commercial Agent at New 

 Orleans, who is familiar with Gulf shipping conditions and will advise 

 promptly if anylliing can be done to solve the problems. At Nicaragua 

 there are many cargoes of lumber, comprising thousands of feet of fine 

 South American hardwoods, mahogany, etc., awaiting' shipment to gulf 

 points, from there to be delivered by rail to the Cincinnati yards. The 

 lumbermen contend that most of the vessels that would be available have 

 gotten into the hands of speculators, who ask exorbitant prices, and they 

 consider it unfair to shippers engaged in legitimate businesses to pay 

 such heavy rates. The result is awaited with great interest. 



Cincinnati Lumbermen's Exchange 



Walter J. Kckman, prominent Cincinnati lumberman, was elected presi- 

 dent of the Cincinnati Lumbermen's Exchange, a subsidiary of the Cham- 

 ber of Commerce, at a meeting of the board of directors held recently. 

 The directors were chosen at an earlier meeting, when the constitution 

 and by-laws were adopted. Other officers chosen are as follows : Vice- 

 president, George Morgan ; secretary, Dwight Hinckley ; treasurer, J. H. 

 Doppcs. 



Chester Korn, J, H. Doppes and E. ,T. Thoman were appointed as a 

 committee on by-laws. The exchange now is fully established and holding 

 dally sessions around the bulletin board where bids and asks are posted 

 and members declare that they find business deals are facilitated and 

 much new business brought in by the system. 



J. Watt Graham, Chester F. Korn and Walter J. Eckman were ap- 

 pointed as a committee by the president of the Chamber of Commerce in 

 the three-day campaign for new members for the Chamber. The lumber- 

 men made a good showing in this campaign. 



Memphis Club Considers Traffic Assistance 



One of the subjects discussed .at the meeting of the Lumbermen's Club 

 of Memphis, held at the Hotel Gayoso Saturday. March 11. was the co- 

 operation of members of the club with the railroads in an elfort to lessen 

 the difliculties in handling shipments of lumber. A letter was presented 

 to the club from the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern asking that 

 traffic, ofiicials be given permission to route shipments after leaving its 

 lines,' There are certain fast freight lines connecting with southern 

 roads which are not handling freight with promptness and which have a 

 vast amount of congestion on their terminals in the North and East. 

 The idea of the traffic officials in wanting to route shipments lies in the 

 fact that loaded cars can be given to lines which are in position to afford 

 good sei-vice and in the additional fact that loaded cars can be traded 

 for empties. The Illinois Central and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley roads 

 presented a similar request to the members of the club. The subject 

 was brought to the attention of members by G. C. Ehemann of the river 

 and rail committee. Mr. Ehemann explained that there was a very 

 great shortage of box cars and suggested that the railroads wanted the 

 lumbermen to use flat cars and gondolas for the handling of lumber 

 shipments. The car situation has become quite acute throughout this 

 entire territory because of the vast number of southern cars tied up on 

 northern terminals and, while the railroads are doing their best to 

 ameliorate conditions, members of the club are showing a distinct dis- 

 position to co-operate with them. 



It was decided at this meeting that the club should give a banquet 

 in the near future, probably in April, the exact date to be decided by 

 the entertainment committee, which will have charge of all arrange- 

 ments. This is to be given on the basis of so much per plate and mem- 



bers of the club Have the right to invite as many friends as they wish 

 either from Memphis or points outside of this city. These annual ban- 

 quets were a regular feature of the club for a number of years, but 

 this organization has entertained so many outside associations during 

 the past two or three years that none of these banquets has been given 

 during that time. The members are looking forward to this occasion 

 with unusual pleasure. 



On receipt of a letter from the Business Men's Club asking that the 

 Lumbermen's Club co-operate witli that and other bodies looking to the 

 securing of adequate river terminals here, the president was authorized 

 to appoint the same committee which handled the subject some months 

 ago when the demand for more complete terminals first appeared. 



J. H. Townshend of the Southern Hardwood Traffic Association called 

 the attention of the club to the hearings involving higher rates on 

 iiardwood lumber and yellow pine from Memphis and southern producing 

 points into Central Freight Association and Western Trunk Line terri- 

 tory. He said that the issues involved were of vital importance to every 

 member of the lumber trade in the territory affected and urged that 

 members of the club not only attend the hearings but that they co-operate 

 with the Southern Hardwood Traffic Association in preparing the neces- 

 sary data and evidence to be brought before the examiner who repre- 

 sents the Interstate Commerce Commission. These hearings will last 

 probably until the end of March. 



There were sixty-three members and visitors present. The usual 

 luncheon was served. President S. M. Nickey occupied the chair. 

 Memphis Club Addkessed dy Ecoxo.mist 



B. A. Filene of Boston was the guest of honor and principal speaker at 

 the regular meeting of the Memphis Lumbermen's Club on Tuesday, March 

 21. He talked on "Economic Effects After the War." Other distinguished 

 guests were Special Examiner Macklcy of the Interstate Commerce Com- 

 mission, .Tohn R. Walker, Washington, D. C, yellow pine attorney and 

 prominent Illinois Central officials. 



Announcement by P. E. Stonebraker of the entertainment committee that 

 plans are being effected for the annual banquet and that the date will be 

 announced in the near future started the business sessions. G. C. Ehemann, 

 chairman of the river and rail committee, reported on a letter received from 

 the treasury department officials regarding recent objections by the club 

 to export declarations. The official said the club will be advised later of 

 the decision. At the request of James E. Stark. .Tohn M. Tuther, secretary 

 of the Business Men's Club, agreed to write Mr. Peters of the treasury 

 department asking for a ruling on export declarations. 



On the subject of entertainment of Hoo-Hoo it was agreed that a special 

 Lumbermen's Club committee and a committee of Hoo-Hoo get together in 

 the near future to work out a definite plan of procedure. 



It was decided on motion that consideration of the movement for a new 

 Tennessee charter be left in the hands of the law and insurance committee. 

 Colonel S. B. Anderson, chairman. Application of C. M. Gooch of the 

 Woods Luml)er Company, Millington, Tenn., for membership was referred 

 to the membership committee. 



Mr. Filene outlined his views on the effect of conditions after the war 

 on American business. He predicts a flooding of this country with foreign 

 goods regardless of selling prices that gold may be taken back to European 

 countries. Mr. Filene, who spoke efficiently for the Chamber of Commerce 

 of the United States, expressed himself strongly in favor of adequate 

 preparedness for the LInited States. 



Ready for Big Rate Fight at Memphis 



Present indications are tliat the railroads will complete their introduction 

 of testimony in the rate hearing now being held in Memphis, involving 

 higher rates on shipments of hardwoods and yellow pine from southern 

 producing points into Central Freight Association and Western Trunk 

 Line Territory, Thursday afternoon or Friday. They have put a number 

 of witnesses on the stand already and these have been cross examined 

 as they appeared by J. V. Norman, attorney for the Southern Hardwood 

 .Traffic Association, and by J. R. Walker, attorney for yellow pine interests. 

 As soon as they have completed their direct testimony, representatives 

 of the hardwood lumber industry will be placed on the stand at Memphis 

 to introduce evidence to controvert that offered by the carriers. Only two 

 or three days will be given to the hardwood men as it is planned to 

 adjourn the hearing at Memphis Saturday evening. Yellow pine people will 

 present their testimony at Montgomery, Ala., beginning Monday, March 

 27. Night sessions have been held during a portion of the hearing in 

 order that all the testimony might be completed by the end of the current 

 week. 



J. V. Norman, attorney for the Southern Hardwood Traffic Associa- 

 tion, is authority for the statement that the recent decision of the Inter- 

 state Commerce Commission, giving the carriers the right to advance rates 

 on oak, Cottonwood and gum from southern producing points to Ohio river 

 crossings, is responsible for the effort of the railroads to secure higher 

 rates Into Central Freight Association and Western Trunk Line territory. 

 The testimony introduced by the railroads so far has tended to show that 

 the carriers were not receiving sufficient revenues as a whole but lum- 

 ber interests will combat their arguments with the proposition that the 

 carriers have no right to increase their revenues solely at the expense of 

 hardwood and yellow pine industr.v. The belief has been steadily growing 

 in Memphis for a long while that lumber is bearing more than its share 

 of the burden of transportation cost and that, if there is to be any read- 

 justment of lumber rates, this should be made on a downward instead of 



