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HARDWOOD RECORD 



May 25, 1918 



J. II. Bloedel, West Coast Lumbermen s Association. 

 E. A. Selfrldge, California Redwood Association. 



C. S. Smith, California White and Sugar Pine Association. 

 W. C. Hull, Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Association. 

 W. B. Roper, North Carolina Pine Association. 



A. L. Osborn, Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation. 



L. S. Case, Northern Pine Manufacturers' Association. 



L. W. Gilbert, Southern Cypress Manufacturers' Association. 



E. T. Allen, Western Forestry and Conservation -Association. 



D. C. Eccles, Western Pine Manufacturers' Association. 



F. R. Gadd, Hardwood Manufacturers' .Association. 



Ten minutes of the association's time was allotted to Eev. Joliu 

 Miller of Iron River, Wis., for presenting the merits of the ' ' Shanty- 

 men 's Christian Association," which is engaged in betterment worlc 

 among lumbermen in various parts of the country. Rev. Miller did 

 not ask for funds, but stated the need of money and the uses to 

 which it could be put in the improvement of the conditions of 

 lumbermen. 



As a part of the trade extension work, E. S. Whiting read a paper, 

 dealing largely with building codes in many cities. Mr. Whiting is 

 an engineer in the employ of the National association. He 

 explained the attitude of underwriters to the use of wood 



be held responsible for investigation and consideration of the industry 

 as a whole. 



Nothing herein is meant to deprive the directors or president of the 

 association of their constitutional authority or should be construed to 

 discourage creation and Interest of special committees to investigate, 

 report, or advise upon special subjects, the intent being to make these 

 of full usefulness, while not superior to, the elected or employed ofllcials 

 with whom the permanent responsibility for policy and administration lies. 



Further, to clarify the relations above discussed, we recommend that 

 Section 22 of the by-laws, amended last June to require monthly meet- 

 ings of the executive committee, be restored to its original form not 

 requiring stated times of meeting. The executive committee will thus be 

 relieved of meeting except when its action in intervals between directors' 

 meetings is actually required to deal with emergencies of administration. 



Also that a new section be added to the by-laws dealing with standing 

 committees, other than executive, to the effect that they shall report 

 recommendations for all proposed measures, i)rojects and expenditures 

 on behalf of the association to the quarterly meetings of the directors 

 for approval, and, in the event of proposed modification between directors' 

 meetings, to the acting manager of the association for his approval of 

 consistency with the administration for which he Is generally responsible 

 during such intervals. Disagreement shall be referred to the executive 

 committee, for decision by mall or telegraph vote, or by conference, as its 

 chairman deems best. 



That the executive committee shall consist of seven members and that 

 five votes shall be required to support its decisions. 



H. DOWNMAN. KEW ORLEANS, LA., 

 DIRECTOR 



atruction work, and stated that attitude to be cue of friendliness, 

 at least to the e.xtent of wishing to see wood given fair considera- 

 tion as a building material. 



Pacific Coast Committee's Report 

 A report, dealing with policies of associations and the lines of 

 work which ought to be pursued, was read by E. B. Hazen, chair- 

 man of the Pacific coast committee. A summary of the report is 

 here given: 



It is the duty of the Pacific coast committee, under the National's 

 by-laws, to determine all issues of importance that develop on the Pacific 

 coast and to present these to the association. 



Of chiefest importance at this time is to weld the entire industry 

 together for the greatest strength and service to itself and to the nation. 

 We are confident that this hishor purpose and higher inspiration domi- 

 !■'■. This being true, it is no time to 

 iriions, for they can wait, or, better yet, 

 I the greater task. 



s tor the purpose mentioned, the asso- 

 dcnce that its policies and administra- 

 ciple, truly mutual and truly national. 



nates all sections r. inc^i nh il 1m 

 present local prolilriii . i n -'i : 

 disappear in the arrcmpii i,-. , 



To be of the hi,i;lir,i ii~.i,iIim 

 elation must have universal mm 

 tion are based on fact and prii 



witli every safeguard against the influence of sectional or other selfish 

 Interests. 



To this end we propose that there be imposed upon an employed man- 

 ager the duty and responsibility of such management as has been indi- 

 cated above, assisted by such legal counsel or other experts as may be 

 from time to time required and who shall also, within their activities. 



That, if legal, proxies be recognized at directors' meetings. 



In conclusion, in further interest of eliminating sectionalism and to 

 evidence its confidence In the principle of authoritative management rather 

 than that of committee governmetit, the Pacific coast committee recom- 

 mends Its own abolishment. 



The address given by C. S. Keith will be printed in full in the June 

 10th issue of Hakdwood Record. 



A short talk was given by L. C. Boyle of Kansas City on the 

 subject of National policies and the lumber industry. 

 STIRRING BANQUET 



The whole program of the banquet sesson was radically different 

 from the usual similar affair in lumber circles. Acting President 

 Goodman in announcing the banquet in the afternoon session said 

 that it would conform to the lines maintained by the northwestern 

 lumbermen, that is, following up the Simon-pure business sessions 

 with talks along trade lines, but coated in a more palatable form 

 than the usual dry association discussion. 



Mr. Goodman's program included just enough able speakers to 

 cover a variety of subjects, and to cover them in an entertaining 

 manner. At the same time the program was not so long that it 

 became the least bit boresome. 



The principal speakers were Mr. Goodman, Dr. Wilson Compton, 

 C. H. Worcester, J. H. Bloedel, John H. Kirby, John Crosby and 

 E. B. Hazen. 



