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moeting on the affiliation as between the two organizations. .Me. Win- 

 Held said, among otiicr tliinfis, that there whs no question that the l.,um- 

 hermen's Club of Memphis was the most loyal, the most aetive. and the 

 most helpful of all of the organizations which have become afflliated with 

 the Business Glen's Club. This was as far as Mr. \Vinficl(l was able to go 

 in sustaining the proposition laid down by I'resident Allen, to the effect 

 that the Lumbermen's Club had become such an important organization 

 that it was wagging the dog. the dog in this case being the Huslness 

 Men's Club. 



A letter was receivd fnnii Mrs. T. B. .\llen. widow of the late T. B. 

 Allen, an honorary member of the club, thanking the club for the resolu- 

 tions recently adopted in connection with the death of her lui.sband. It 

 was sent from Galveston, Texas. 



A letter was read from the publicity division of the National Rivers 

 and Harbors Congress setting forth the amotint of raone.v that had been 

 appropriated for the use of rivers and harbors. The item most of interest 

 to the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis was that to the effect that ,$.3,7.'i0,nO0 

 was available for use on the Mississippi from the mouth of the Ohio south- 

 ward. 



The Evansville (Ind.) Lumbermen's Club advised the local organization 

 that it has received a letter from D. M. Ooodwyn, general freight agent 

 of the Louisville & Nashville, in which he refused to grant more favorable 

 milling-in-transit rates. The letter stated that this official had declined 

 for various reasons, none of which was considered good. This club also 

 asked the local organization to co-operate with the Evansville Club in the 

 effort of the latter to secure more than one year as the time limit for 

 reshipping under the milling-in-transit privileges. 



Among the guests present was S. G. Boyd of the Cincinnati Veneer & 

 Lumber Company. He was called on for a talk, and responded very 

 briefly. 



Hoo-Hoo House Dedicated 



On October 17 at San l-'rancisco the IIoo-lloo House was di.*dicatt'd. or 

 more properly, the ground on which it will stand was dedicated, for the 

 foundation has not yet been laid. This building will be lumbermen's 

 headquarters at the Panama Exposition, and it is expected that it will 

 be complete in ample time for the opening next I-^ebruary. The FIoo-Hoo 

 members of the Pacifie coast art.' building the house at their own cost, 

 for the purpose of entertaining their eastern friends who plan to fisit 

 San Francisco next summer. The location of the huitding on the expo- 

 sition grounds is all that could be desired. The determination to make 

 the San I*'rancisco world's fair surpass all expositions that have gone 

 before seems in a fair way to be realized ; and everything is to In' ready 

 promptly on the opening day. 



An Appeal to Farmers 



The National Implement and Vehicle .Association has sent out a cir- 

 cular to the bankers of the country, asking them to appeal to the farmers 

 with whom they come in contact, to the end that better farndng metliods 

 and business principles be followed with regard to farm products. An 

 extract from this appeal follows : 



Urge the farmer who has harvested his grain, not to speculate on the 

 fluctuation of future prices. 



Recommend to the farmer of the South to diversify his crops. Experi- 

 ence has shown that a one crop country cannot continue to bring pros- 

 perity to its farmers. The great wheat states of the Dakotas are diversi- 

 fying. Our cotton states should do likewise. 



Preach preparedness for the 101.5 harvest. Care in seed selection, 

 proper tillage and cultivation will bring increased crops to meet the in- 

 creased demands. More intensive cultivation quite as much as increased 

 acreage will bring prosperit.v to the farmers. 



Increase the number of farms raising stock and thereby secure a natural 

 fertilizer for the soil. Cattle, hogs, and poultry mean ready money and 

 bank accounts. 



Secure for the agricultural cotnmunit.y the beneiits provided In the new 

 currency law by creating a demand for the early opening of the various fed- 

 eral reserve banks. 



Discourage all speculation, but encourage the expansion of legitimate 

 business in the rural communities b.v reasonable extension of credit. 



The agricultural communities and the bankers who serve them were 

 never in a more secure position or one that promised more if the oppor- 

 tunities are embraced. 



We hear on all sides that the European war has left the door wide 

 open for this country to enter and secure the markets of the world. This 

 cannot be done in a day or in a year. Let us first bring this country's 

 industries back to their" normal condition. This must be done before an 

 increased foreign trade can be secured. 



Southern Traffic Association Active 



There was a meeting of the governing Ijoard of the Southern Hardwood 

 Traffic Association in Memphis October 16, attended by practically every 

 member. Like the general meeting held some time ago, however, it was 

 executive and nothing was given out for publication beyond the fact 

 that the principal subjects discussed were the 6 per cent advance in rates 

 in the territory north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi and the 

 proposed increases of from 5 to .3.') per cent in rates on oak. Cottonwood 

 and gum from Memphis and points in Mississippi and Louisiana to Ohio 

 river crossings, together with the formulation of plans for effectively 

 resisting these higher rates. The ground was very fully covered and the 

 campaign of opposition has already assumed definite enough sitape to 

 enable the lumbermen to begin the compilation of data and general 

 evidence to be used. J. H. Townshend is in charge of this preliminary 

 work and is receiving the heart.v support not only of the governing hoard 

 but also of every member of the association. Lumber interests are de- 

 cidedly opposed to the advances and do not attempt to coticeal the fact 



ilial tlicy are going to put up the most vigorous fight they have ever 

 made before the Interstate Commerce Commission. 



.1. li. Walker, special attorney of tlie Southern Hardwood Traffic .-As- 

 sociation, was ill Memphis last week going over a number of matters 

 with the officials of that Iiody, including the two cases already discussed. 

 .Mr. Walker wants to familiarize himself with the strong points to be 

 made by the lumbermen and also with tin? evidence which the latter will 

 sulimit. He will represent the association before the commission and he 

 wants to begin his preparation in plenty of time to be thoroughly ready 

 when these cases are called. 



Mr. Walker said that he appeared liefore the commission on October 

 \7> to argue in I'avor of the plaintiffs in the cases of the Bellgrade Lum- 

 ber Company et al and the .\nders<in Tully Company et al vs. the Illi- 

 nois Central and Yazoo & Ml.ssissippi Valley roads. Through these cases 

 the lumbermen are seeking a reduction of one cent per hundred pounds In 

 rates on hardwood lumber not only from Memphis to New Orleans but 

 also from all points in Mississippi to the Crescent City. Without going 

 into details regarding his argument, Mr. Walker said that the com- 

 mission appeared very much impressed with the evidence submitted by 

 him, and created the idea that the outlook was very bright for a favor- 

 able decision. Export business is affected by these rates and lumbermen 

 are quite anxious to win. 



.1. H. Townshend of the Southern Hardwood Traffic .Association is 

 authority for the statement that bearings on the petitions filed in behalf 

 of the VandenBoom-Stimson Lumber Company et al vs. the St. Louis, 

 Iron Mountain &• Southern Railroad and Nickey & Sons Company vs. the 

 Louisville & Nashville Railroad, set for Memphis, October 2S and 29, 

 have been postponed until some time in November. The exact date, he 

 says, will be announced by the commission later. The first petition seeks 

 lower rates on shipments of logs and bolts into Memphis from points on 

 the defendant road. The second is for the purpose of securing a longer 

 time in which to make reshipments under the milling-in-transit rules and 

 of securing refunds on log shipments when a given amount of lumber 

 has been reshipped, without regard to its character. The association is 

 ready with its arguments whenever these cases are called. 



The Southern Hardwood Traffic Association is in almost daily receipt 

 of new tariffs issued by the railroads. The latter are going ahead with 

 their policy of announcing higher rates to Ohio river crossings, but just 

 as fast as the new sheets are received petitions are filed with the cbm- 

 mission asking suspension of the higher rates until the cases can be 

 argued on their merits. These new tariffs are made effective November 1 

 to November 15, but as the commission has susjiended until January 

 2.1. 191.''>, all advances to Ohio river crossings previously announced, it is 

 expected that tho.se now being issued will he similarly treated by that 

 body. 



Increasing Revenues by Increasing the Commercial Load 



The Lunilx'rmen s .Association of Chicago, representing some of the 

 largest lumber shipping interests of the country, is, with the railroads 

 actively promoting a co-operative campaign toward increasing revenues 

 on lumber traffic l)y securing heavier loading per car. 



Power and equipment of the railroads has been constantly increased in 

 capacity and the 4(1.000 pound and 50.000 pound capacity cars in com- 

 mon use a few years ago are rapidly disappearing, being replaced by ears 

 of 60,000 to 100,000 pounds capacity. 



The lumbermen are co-operating with the carriers in keeping pace 

 with this development by educating lumber shippers and users in the 

 importance of heavier loading, recognizing that as the commercial load 

 of each car is increased it decreases the dead-weight percentage of the 

 total load. — thus increasing the operating efficiency of the carriers as to 

 net returns on the traffic as well as conserving car supply in times of 

 shortage. 



That the efforts of the lumbermen are l)earing fruit is manifested by 

 the showing of some of the important lumber carrying lines. For in- 

 stance, the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad reports an Increase in 

 average loading, lumber traffic, from 22.0 tons per car in 1010 to 2-4.5 

 tons per car in 1914. — an average increase of :!,200 pounds per car or 

 7 per cent. 



.Vs the minimums in the tariffs naming rates on lumber have not been 

 increased, the improvement in the average loading must lie credited to the 

 co-operation of the lumliernien in. encouraging the filling of orders so 

 that large cars may lie loaded iiiori' nearly to earryini; capacity. 



Chicago Lumbermen's Club Holds Stag 

 The opening entertainment of the Lumbermen's Club of Chicago took 

 place on Saturday evening, October 24, at the club rooms in the Great 

 Northern hotel. -As usual the entertainment committee had prepared a 

 most pleasing program, which consisted <»f the following numbers : 

 BAKER SISTICUS, The Talkative Trickster. 



Character Change Novelty Dancers I'EARI. VICTORIA, 



and Songsters. Tlie Rautime Girl. 



.AI.BEK IHIILLY. ROSS AND KINtJ. 



liarvtone and Sinking Comedian. 'lb.- A'ersatile Stag Entertain. rs. 



ALMA ADAIU. WALTER DEI.I.ERS 



'I'br' Girl from New York. Pianist. 



SlISS ANITA LINK. .MISS HII.DABRAND. 



Tbi' Daintv Soubrette. The Lively Girl at the Piano. 



STEVE JLHASZ, 

 There was a very gratifying ' attendance which gives the committee 

 hope that there will be a mori' receptive spirit for these enl. rtain- 

 ments than has heretofore liei'ii the case. 



