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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Membership 



Enrollment Jan. 1, 1914 I-'* 



Resigned 



176 



New members 



Enrollment Jan. 25, 1915 210 



We lost bT death during the Tear the following members : John Bnder, 

 John Bader" Lumber Company ; A. J. Shntts, Messinger Hardwood Lumlwr 

 rompanv ■ James G. C. Brooks, Oconto Company and Bay De Noquet Com- 

 pany ; W. P. Bowring, C. H. Worcester & Co. ; Geo. Thamer, Lmpue 

 I.,umber Company. 



The board of directors has held eleven meetings during the year, always 

 well attended. The association has held four general meetings and an 

 outing at Ravinia Park, besides participating in the Forest Products 

 Exposition. 



I desire to thank the lumber press for the many courtesies extended 

 the association and to acknowledge the kindness and consideration accorded 

 me by the officers and members during my term of cfficc. 



Treasurer George J. Pope delivered his report showing the finan- 

 cial affairs of the association to be in good shape. 



Arbitration and Inspection Committees 



F. J. Heitman, Chairman of the Arbitration Committee said that 

 four matters have come up during the past year, one a question in- 

 volving a large sum of money which if it had gone to court would 

 have cost five thousand to ten thousand dollars. The expense 

 of handling this case was but one thousand dollars and the time taken 

 was but one week. According to the special charter a decision of this 

 committee is binding on the parties and is that of a lower court. 



George J. Pope, chairman of the luspection Committee was next 

 to report. He said that the Inspection Bureau is on a self-sustaining 

 basis and has been during 1914. During 1914, four hundred and 

 forty-two reports were issued, 118 more than 1913. There were no 

 reinspections and the average cost per report was five dollars. He 

 requested that all applications for inspection be made in writing 

 with full details. He suggested the new board of directors should 

 consider the inadvisability of allowing non-residents the privilege of 

 the bureau. 



Should Utilize Association Advantages 



President Crow called on E. L. Thurton, cliairnian of Div. A. Mr. 

 Thorton said that more actual good for the Chicago Lumber trade 

 has been accomplished in 1914 than in any past year, proving the 

 efiicacy of association work, but that the only weakness in the Chi- 

 cago trade as a whole comes from the fact that the full advantages 

 offered by solid organization are not embraced; He maintained that 

 the time for sub rosa association work has gone by and that the as- 

 sociations offer facilities and standards which if taken advantage 

 of by all equally will result iu raising the standard of business pro- 

 cedure of the whole trade and make it more modernly efficient. 



George J. Pope, chairman of the Building Conmiittee gave the 

 final report on the Lumbermen's Building project, saying the build- 

 ing will be ready by May 1. 



.Valuable Traffic Work 



A. Fletcher Marsh, Chairman of the Traffic Committee suggested, 

 as a means of cooperative working that all members interested in 

 'traffic matters meet with the new traffic committee at lunch once a 

 week in the new building and discuss traffic problems. He said that 

 the cliief aim and accomplishment of his committee was to get the 

 shipper and carrier closer together. Other accomplishments were 

 installation of checking system on railroads showing location of ship- 

 ments; increase in car load (one firm increased tonnage per car 

 '8^2 per cent increasing railroads revenue 5 per cent without increased 

 cost to consumer) ; institution of weekly statement of lumber receipts 

 on -different roads to other roads resulting in keener competition 

 and better service; combatuig opposition of yellow pine mills to re- 

 consignment, this opposition being aimed at the wholesaler through re- 

 vealing identity of final customer and enabling mill to solicit the 

 business direct. 



Credit Bureau Recommended 



George A. Miller, of the Credit Committee offered a resolution 

 calling for the acceptance by the association and reference to the 

 Board of Directors of a plan outlined by him for the establishment 

 of a modernly efficient credit bureau. Favorable action was taken. 



President Crow called on the chairmen of the various divisions 

 but only a few responded. A. H. Schoen, of Div. B, said his division 



has voted to donate to Div. A funds to assist in fighting extension 

 of fire limits. 

 Other chairmen who spoke were F. L. Johnson, of Div. F and George 



Einn, of Div. G. 



Report of Nominating Committee 



Secretary Hooper presented the findings of th| Nominating Com- 

 mittee as recommending the election of the following Directors, 

 members of Arbitration Committee and members of the Committee on 

 Appeals for 1915: 



Board of Directors : Division "A" — Herman H. Hettler : Division "B" — 

 A. H. Schoen ; Division "C"- — A. H. Ruth : Division "D"— George J. Pope : 

 Division "E" — John C. Spry : Division "F" — P. L. Johnson, Jr. ; Division 

 "G" — R. R. Slayton ; Division "H" — Louis Carson. 



Committee on Arbitration : V. F. Mashek. Wm. C. Schreiber, Charles 

 Westcott, F. J. Pike, Murdock MacLeod, Geo. P. Rinn. 



Committee on Appeals : M. F. Rittenhouse, F. H. Deacon, I<"rank B. Stone, 

 M. S. Porter, Geo. Flannery, John Olsen, Jr. 



On motion a unanimous ballot was cast by the secretary for their 

 election. 



Julius Seidel Talks 



President Crow called on .iulius Seidel, of St. Louis who maintained 

 his reputation as a fluent and entertaining speaker. Mr. Seidel was 

 in a happy mood and got off some mighty clever stories. He also 

 talked in a serious vein on the lumberman's backwardness in de- 

 veloping the merchandising instinct in its finer points. He said that 

 the substitute material men have broadened their markets by ef- 

 fecting the acceptance of buihling regulations favorable to their ma- 

 terials and that this has been done without opposition from the lum- 

 bermen. He maintained that the time has come to check this unfair 

 but mighty advantage and to force substitute materials on an even 

 basis of competition with lumber. 



The meeting was concluded with some excellent cabaret entertain- 

 ment arranged for by the Entertainment Committee. 



Annual Meeting of American Forestry 

 Association 



The American Forestry Association held its thirty-fourth annual 

 meeting in the Woolworth building. New York City, on January 11. 



Dr. H. S. Drinker, president, welcomed the attendants and in his 

 address covered the work of the association during the past year. 



Henry S. Graves, chief forester of the United States, outlined the 

 problems facing the Forest Service and the great variety of work per- 

 formed by that body. He said that due to consistent efforts on the 

 part of the advocates of forestry there is less inclination to abolish 

 the Forest Service and the national forestry system tlian formerly. 

 He stated that the fight for the forestry system is more difficult in 

 the states and asked the support of the Americen Forestry Associa- 

 tion in a campaign for state as well as national forests. 



C. E. Pettis, in charge of the public forests in New York state, 

 outlined in an interesting paper forestry work in New York. 



Dean Hugh P. Baker of the New York State College of Forestry 

 outlined in his talk the urgent necessity for more general education 

 of the jiublic in matters of forestry. 



After short talks by William B. Howland, president of "The 

 Independent, ' ' and John O. LaGorce, editor of the National Geo- 

 graphic Magazine, George W. Ostrand, Glens Falls, N. Y., outlined the 

 revision of the New York state constitution which would affect the 

 cut of lumber on state lands. 



E. A. Sterling presided at the afternoon session. Professor H. H. 

 Chapman of the Yale Forest School opened the session with a paper 

 on ' ' What the American Forestry Association Can Do to Aid the 

 Forestry Legislation." Other speakers were E. S. Kellogg, secre- 

 tary of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, Prof. 

 Samuel H. Spring of the forestry department of Cornell University 

 and George W. Ostrand, Glens Falls. The annM:il banquet took place 

 at the Hotel McAlpine in the evening. 



The annual meeting of the North Carolina Forestry Association 

 was held at Baleigh, N. C, January 13. Prominent speakers were 

 former Judge K. W. Winston, of Raleigh; State Entomologist Dr. 

 Joseph H. Pratt; Gov. Craig J. A. Holmes, State Forester; Hugh 

 MacRae, president of the association; A. E. Schul)ert, Nathan 

 O'Berry, W. A. Graham, .lolni Riis and .1. (J. Peters. 



