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business districts. We, however, realize that the movement to enlarge 

 Arc districts and eliminate wood and luml>cr is not a local situation, but 

 is nation wide. In our opinion, all of our trade Journals should awaken 

 the lumbermen throughout the country to the great danger to their inter- 

 «sts of the radical movement of the builders' supply interests. 



We hope that you will be able to give some space to the matter in your 

 issues and in connection to bring out everything possible in the way of 

 arguments for lumber. Those arguments are many and if the lumbermen 

 are not caught napping, we believe that a great numy radical measures 

 to their detriment can be successfully met. 



Exporters' Association to be Reimbursed by England 



The National Lumber Exporters' .\ssociation has been successful 

 Tjeyond all expectations in the handling of claims against the British 

 government for the seizure and diversion of shipments of hardwood 

 lumber since the beginning of the war. When hostilities broke out, it 

 •will be remembered, a number of steamers were on the way over with 

 ■consignments of lumber, and these vessels were stopped and diverted to 

 ports other than those to which they were destined with the result that 

 in many instances the chances for disposing of the lumber became greatly 

 Impaired, If they were not actually closed, and even after the release of 

 such shipments the shippers faced serious losses. All such claims were 

 promptly taken up with the British government through the foreign rep- 

 resentative of the association, Frank Tiffany, who makes his head- 

 <iuarters in London, and he was so successful in his efforts as to secure the 

 release of all of the shipments thus seized, the government also agreeing 

 to pay the shippers the difference between the price which they stood to 

 receive and the one actually realized on sales. If^irthei-more, Mr. Tiffany 

 managed to get the Admiralty courts to award the cost of docking, so 

 that the shippers were relieved of this charge. As to the numerous ship- 

 ments diverted to other ports, various questions enter into consideration 

 which are still in process of negotiation. One of these problems is that 

 ■of payment of freight charges, the shippers contending that the steamship 

 companies having failed to deliver shipments at points designated in the 

 manifests, the shippers should not be held liable for the freight. It has 

 "been proposed that the British government pay one-half of the expense 

 ■of sending shipments to the original destinations, a-nd this proposition 

 may be accepted. Various other questions are being discussed, and the 

 spirit of conciliation so far shown by the authorities makes the exporters 

 feel entirely hopeful that a satisfactory understanding with respect to all 

 -disputed questions will be reached. The success which has attended the 

 negotiations of Mr. Tiffany so far contrasts sti'ongly with the results 

 ■secured by individual and unaided effort. In many such cases there is as 

 yet no near approach to a settlement, and these matters are likely to be 

 long drawn out, with the result that opportunities to realize will be 

 lost. The benefits of membership in the association are held to have 

 ■been shown in a most signal mai ler, and in this connection is pointed 

 -out that exporters will be helping themselves not less than the foreign 

 trade as a whole by atSliating with the organization. 



MempMs Iiumbenuen Win Praise for Their Optimism 



There were seventy-five members and guests present at the regular 

 -semi-monthly meeting of the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis, held at the 

 Hotel Gayoso, Saturday, October 31. The usual luncheon was ser%'ed and 

 the occasion proved highly enjoyable. J. D. .Mien, Jr., was in the chair. 

 John W. McClure, chairman of the river and rail committee, reported that 

 he and his associates held a meeting during the past week in connection 

 with the efforts to secure a longer time' than one year for reshipraent over 

 the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in connection with the milling-in- 

 transit privilege. Mr. McClure also reported that there was some discussion 

 regarding the proposed advances from southern points to Ohio river 

 •crossings but that no action was taken beyond the recommendation to 

 members of the club to lend every possible support to the Southern Hard- 

 wood Traffic Association, which is leading the opposition to higher rates. 



The entertainment committee reported that all arrangements bad been 

 ■completed for the dance to be given at the Hotel Cbisca Tuesday evening, 

 November 3. This committee has been unusually successful in arranging 

 ■for delightful^entertainments. 



One application for active membership was reported, that of J. O. 

 Goshorn of the Dugger & Goshorn Company of Memphis. Vote on this 

 application will be taken at the next regular meeting of the club. 



President Allen took occasion during this meeting to compliment the 

 members of the club on the very optimistic spirit which has prevailed 

 among them during the crisis which began after the outbreak of the war 

 in Europe. He thought that the fact that they had gone ahead and 

 •attended to business, avoiding pessimistic talk, should be duly recoguized 

 and that they ought to be encouraged in this attitude. It was on this 

 ground that he justified the apparent. self-praise which be bestowed. 



The secretary read a typical letter from Col. Jno. M. Woods of Somerville, 

 Mass., which was in acknowledgement of the handsome cane which was 

 recently presented to him by Memphis lumbermen on the anniversary 

 ■of his seventy-fifth anniversary. 



Hemlock and Hard'wood Movements 



The Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, with 

 headquarters at Wausau, Wis., published figures at the beginning of Octo- 



'ber showing the cut and shipment of lumlier during the preceding twelve 

 months, and likewise giving figures on wages for the past two years, and 

 the estimate for 1914-1915. During the past twelve months the hemlock 



•cut exceeded shipments by nineteen per cent and the cut of hardwood 



'Was forty-seven per cent greater than shipments. 



Present estimates indicate that the coming year's output of hemlock 

 logs will be sixteeen per cent below that of last year; hardwood twenty- 

 six ix'r cent below and pine thirty-tirec per cent below. 



Average woods wages per month including hoard at present compare 

 as follows with reports in October, 1911, 1912 and 1913 : 



1914 1913 1012 1911 



Roadmen ,$22.00 $30.80 $29.10 $27.40 



Swampers 22.S0 31.00 29.30 26.40 



Choreboys 25.00 29.90 28.50 2C.00 



Sawyers 27.00 34.30 32.90 29.80 



Barnmen 27.50 35.00 34.50 31.90 



Cookees 28.70 32.80 30.80 29.00 



Hookmen 29.00 35.60 34.20 31..30 



Teamsters 29.30 35.80 34.20 31.40 



Top Loaders 34.90 39.60 37.80 34.80 



Blacksmiths 52.50 59.25 55.90 50.50 



Engineers 66.2,T OS.SS 68.20 73.00 



Cooks 00.00 07.50 66.50 04.75 



September Liunber Output 

 The National Lumber Manufacturers' Association has published the 

 September report of cut and shipments by members of the association. 

 The result is given in the following summary : 

 Decrease in cut during September, 1914, under September, 



1913 39,500,000 feet 



Decrease in shipments during September, 1914. under Sep- 

 tember, 1013 '. 09,000,000 feet 



Excess cut over shipments during September, 1913 105,500.000 feet 



Excess cut over shipments during September. 1914 135,600,000 feet 



Last Philadelphia Tournament 



The Philadelphia Lumbermen's Golf Club held its last official tourna- 

 ment for 1914 at the Merlon Cricket Club grounds, on October 21. An 

 ideal day brought out thirty-eight members, who divided up into nine 

 four-somes and one two-some. 



J. Anderson Ross presided at the meeting which followed. After the 

 usual routine business, which included a humorous record of the last 

 meeting by J. Elmer Troth, secretary, the distribution of prizes was 

 in order. To E. B. Humphreys of Harry Humphreys & Son, Camden, 

 N. J., whose record showed 39 Vj points, was awarded the president's prize, 

 a beautiful solid silver pitcher and tray. F. X. Dlebold, president of the 

 Forest Lumber Company, with average net score 77, won the prize of 

 the Lumberman's Review of New York, a handsome suit case. The prizes 

 of the regular monthly meeting were distributed as follows : To Maurice 

 C. Burton, net 72, first prize, a golf vest ; Horace W. Smedley, S. P. 

 Bowers and E. D. Swenk tied for second and third prizes, with a net 

 score of 73 ; after a toss-up Mr. Smedley won a half dozen golf balls 

 and Mr. Bowers a pair of golf gloves. Speeches by the winners of the 

 annual prizes followed. 



An unofficial game will be played in November. 



E. F. Trefz Addresses St. Louis Club 

 Edward F. Trefz of Washington, D. C, field secretary of the Chamber 

 of Commerce of the United States of America, was the principal speaker 

 at the first fall business meeting and banquet of the Lumbermen's Club, 

 held at the Planters hotel, on Friday evening, October 23. Mr. Trefz's 

 topic was The New Crisis and the New Patriotism. His address followed 

 the banquet, which was presided over by J. A. Reheis, president of the 

 club. 



Mr. Trefz predicted, in the course of his address, that twenty years of 

 unbounded prosperity would follow the close of the European war. He 

 defended big business and was of the opinion that the lack of co-operation 

 between the government and business interests was due to the near- 

 sightedness of legislatures. He attacked what he called illegitimate legis- 

 lation and said it was time for the people and the government to get 

 together and stop some of the drastic laws the national and state legisla- 

 tures were enacting. It was necessary for a large merchant marine to 

 care for the immense business of the country. 



A resolution favoring the support of a bond is.sue to complete the 

 free bridge was passr-d. A number of the invited guests were called on to 

 express their views and they were unanimous in their support of what 

 Mr. Trefz said. 



Hoo-Hoo Comes to Life 



John ,7. Rumbarger, who has been selected as \neegerent snark of the 

 eastern district of Pennsylvania, is alertly on the job to build up the 

 Hoo-Hoo organization in the East. ilr. Rumbarger was the first vice- 

 gerent snark to manipulate the founding of this popular association here 

 some years ago and under his efforts it was a success for a time, but the 

 interest gradually died out and finally collapsed altogether. Mr. Rum- 

 barger proposes to eliminate certain objectionable features which began 

 to mar the organization and evidently deterred many from becoming 

 members. A new feature will bo the desired attendance of the wives 

 and sweethearts at all the banquets and dinners of the season. This is 

 a wise move of John's as he knows intuitively that where the ladies are 

 there also will be the men. The alluring program given out by Mr. 

 ■Rumbarger is as follows: 



First concatenation Friday. November 13, 1914, followed by a banquet. 

 Cross-eyed waiters in attendance. 



Second concatenation Saturday. February 13, 1915, followed by ban- 

 quet. Left-handed waiters in attendance. 



Third concaterintiou Thursda.v. May 1.3. 1915, preceded by a plank and 

 shad dinner. Bow-legged waiters in attendance. 



John is out hustling for kittens, and much purring and spitting is 

 the outlook. 



