HARDWOOD RECORD 



The litl.r follows: 



ConflrmlDg nlRlit letter sent you yesterdiij-, wo bet,- to nclvisc that the 

 t'hlcago meinlieis of the National Ilardwooil Lumber Association at a 

 nieetlDg held here today viBorously obJccte<l to the proposed ihanRes In 

 ilie present method of comluothiK the Insiiectlon or lumber under the 

 National hardwood rules and regulations. 



It was the unanimous opinion of the large representation of the asso- 

 elation present that It would be unwise to Interrupt at this time the har- 

 monious worklnKS of the present system and the uppllentlon of same. 



The chief objections were based upon the apparent facts that the pro- 

 poseil plan would automatically deprive a large pnrt of the membership 

 of the National Hardwood Lumber Association of the benellts derived 

 from Its Inspection bureau and at the same time would place the manage- 

 ment of that bureau In the bands of a committee, only one member of 

 which would be the direct representative of the NatlODal .Hardwood Lum- 

 ber Association. 

 Resoi.itions Com.\iitted of Ciiic.vgo Memueks op National Hakdwood 



lruber associ.vtion. 



The sentiment at the Chicago 

 meeting Is, as outlined In the letter, 

 practically against the adoption of 

 this means for bringing about a sin- 

 gle set of inspection rules, although 

 the consensus of opinion is strongly 

 in favor of but one set of rules. 



Organize Protest on Late 

 Advance 



The board of governors of the 

 Southern Hardwood Traffic Associa- 

 tion held a special called meeting on 

 Tuesday, May 22, at which it took 

 definite and positive action regard- 

 ing the proposed advance of 2."> per 

 cent in freight rates on all commo- 

 dities, including lumber. 



It announced after adjournment 

 that nothing would be given out for 

 a few days regarding what was done. 

 It is known, however, that protest 

 against the proposed advance on a 

 percentage basis was made and rea- 

 sons for this course outlined. 



.\ full report of the action taken 

 will be made at the end of the cur- 

 rent week or early next week. 



It was announced, following ad- 

 journment, thot F. B. Larson, as- 

 sistant secretary of the association, 

 would go to Louisville, Ky., about 

 June 1 to relieve R. R. May, district 

 manager, with headquarters at that 

 point. The latter will go to Mem- 

 phis and will shortly visit all hard- 

 wood manufacturers In Louisiana 

 and Texas or in what Is known as 

 southwestern territory. It Is ex- 

 pected that, following this visit, a 

 branch of the association will be 

 opened at Alexandria, La., or some 

 other point In the Southwest. 



The association maintains branch 

 offices at Louisville and at Helena. 

 Ark. It is growing rapidly in mem- 

 bership in the territory covered and 

 in the general scope of its opera- 

 tions. 



Fine Program for National Meeting 



The .May bulletin of the National Hardwood Lumber As- 

 sociation contains the complete program for the twenty-first 

 annual convention to be held at the Congress hotel, Chicago, 

 on Thursday and Friday, June 20 and 21. 

 The details of the program follow : 



PROGRAM OF BUSINESS 

 Trii-RSDAY, Jc.NB Twentieth 



:30 a. ni. — Registration of Members and Guests at En- 

 tronce to Convention Hail (Gold Room) Mezzanine Floor, 

 Congress Hotel. 



10 :30 a. m. — Convention called to order. 

 Ofllcers and Committee Reports : 

 President's Address, John M. Woods. 

 Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, Frank F. Fish. 

 The Chamber of Commerce of the U. S. .\., Earl Palmer, 

 National Councillor. 



1 :00 p. m. — Intermission for Lunch. 



2 :30 p. m. — Address by Hon. Jas. W. ForsJney, Saginaw, 

 Mich. 



Address by Hon. E. V. Babcock, Ma.vor of Pittsburgh, Pa, 



(Other Speakers are being negotiated with to Address the 

 Convention.) 



FniDAY, JoNE Twenty-First 



n :30 a. m. — Convention Called to Order. 



Report of Committee on Officer's Reports. 



Report of Inspection Rules Committee, John W. McCIurc, 

 Chairman. 



Discussion of Proposed Inspection Rules Additions. 



12 :30 p. m. — Intermission for Luneh. 



1 :30 p. m. — Resumption of Discussion of Proposed Inspec- 

 tion Rules .\dditlons. 



Unfinished Business. 



Report of Committee on Resolutions. 



New Business. 



Election of President and Three Vice-Presidents to Serve 

 One Year. 



El.ction of Eight Directors to Serve Three Years. 



PROGRAM OF ENTERTAINMENT 



TmiiSDAY, JpNE Twentieth 



Gold Room, Congress Hotel 



At Eight O'clock 



complimentary banquet 



Tendered by the National Hnrdwnod Lumber Association 



■" • ■ liivlt..! (Uiests 



Secure Tli u. 

 Fkidav. 

 Gold It. 



This is to ailvise that H. F. Moeller of Detroit, Mich., has been elected 

 secreiary-treasurer <.f the Bliss-Cook Oak Company and will take up bis 

 new duties at once and make his home at BllsBvllle. Mr. Moeller is a man 

 of broad experience and the BllssCook dak Company has added a very 

 valuable asset to its organUution in concluding a deal with him. 



A Pioneer Passes Along 



To me ho was not only father but a companion for the past thirty years, 

 during which time we have fought the battle together. And, of course, no 

 one knows better than I the hardships he endured and the obHtaclcs that 

 were overcome during the early years of this company's career. All of this 

 has been nn inspiration and has made me feel and realize that anything 

 worth doing at all Is worth doing right : that a man gets the greatest sat- 

 isfaction from his success from the thought of a thing well done rather 

 than from the money that he earned through that success." 



_ The above Is the tribute of Max 



D. Miller to his father, the late 

 Bencllck Miller, after his death In 

 his home In Kansas City on Satur- 

 day, May 4. Up to the time of his 

 death, at the age of eighty-two 

 years, the deceased was president 

 of the Miller Lumber Company of 

 Marianna, Ark. 



Ben Miller was a pioneer not only 

 in Arkansas lumbering but in busi- 

 ness methods. His career has been 

 an inspiration to those fortunate 

 enough to come in Intimate contact 

 with him, and the example of his 

 life can well be taken as a text-book 

 — a study of which would lead not 

 only to a higher measure of success, 

 but to a greater degree of satisfac- 

 tion when success Is accomplished. 

 The career of Benedick Miller is 

 brimful of Interest and of the ro- 

 mance of pioneering and attain- 

 ment. He saw the entire evolution 

 of the southern hardwood forest and 

 participated In all of the steps 

 which have brought it from its orig- 

 inal position as an unappreciated 

 resource up to the present time of 

 extensive exploitation. 



Born In Offenberg, Baden, Ger- 

 many, in 1836, he came to this 

 country with his parents at the age 

 of ten, living first in Cincinnati, 

 Three years later he began the bat- 

 tle of life on his own account, being 

 drawn to the woodworking trade 

 through a natural aptitude. He 

 became a proficient journeyman 

 woodworker and followed that 

 trade for a number of years. 



The year 1S60 saw him engaged 

 in the carriage making business in 

 Kansas City, he having been mar- 

 ried at Keokuk, Iowa, two years 

 before, to Miss Mary Glasner. With 

 the spread of the secession senti- 

 ment in Kansas City, Mr. Miller, 

 who was not in sympathy with that 

 element, moved his business to 

 Stanton, Kan., and when the war 

 broke out he enlisted in the T.welf th 

 tantry and served through the entire conflict. At that time 

 owned about two acres of ground in Kansas City, where the 



Desk 



Secure Tickets at Registration Desk 



Notice. — Owing to the amount of Important Business 



ihich the present Convention has to deal with, and the 



!>rge attendance expected of those directly interested therein, 



a has been made this year for the entertainment 



tid. 



Mill at MorviUe Sold by Gillen 



The mill plant of the William Gillen Hardwood Lumber Company at 

 .Morville, La., has been sold to A. L. Dickey and associates of the Pelican 

 Lumber Company. The present capacity of the mill is 15,000 feet, hut 

 It is understood that the purchasers will increase this to 25,000 feet. 



William Gillen of Natchez was president of the company which has 

 sold out and George W. Gillen of Vidalia the secretary. They had 

 been operating it for the past two years. It is understood that they are 

 contemplating establishing a mill at another location and are now engaged 

 in seeking a suitable site. W. G. Lucas, formerly connected with the 

 Jcffris Lumber Company, will have charge of the mill sold under the new 

 management. 



H. F. Moeller, Secretary-Treasurer Bliss-Cook Oak Company 



Erskine Williams, sales manager for the Bliss-Cook Oak Company, Bliss- 

 vllle. Ark., sent Hardwood Record the following letter : 



Mr All! I i^ t Paola, Kans., where in 18G5 he organ- 



I I ! 11' of wagons and carriages. With him 



I Her, uncle of the Max Miller who now 

 ! ! 1 ' r Company. It is s:ild that a few of 



II 1 nut li.v tliis r.impnny may -lill Im- I'min.! lii use^locally, 

 lonstructed. Mr. Miller d;!!!!!..! th. .n-i iruMlon of hav- 



I! wagon south of the Kaw li r in K n. .is. lie chopped 



il. -- - f.r the woodwork on his mvu lau.l .in.l worked up the 



axles, tuuyULS and bolster with his own bauds. He built his own forge, 

 dug and hauled his own coal and in tact personally did every bit of work 

 necessary to produce the raw material as well as the finished article. It 

 Is said further that in 1871 the firm of B. Miller & Bro. put out the first 

 carload of wagons to cross the Red river bridge in Texas on the M. K. & T. 

 railroad. 



Mr. Miller's principal concern was the manufacture of wagons and car- 

 riages up to 1SS9. when he purchased a large stand of timberland at 

 Marianna, Ark., and entered into the manufacture of hardwood lumber. 

 This operation has continued right down to the present. 



The sketch of Mr. Miller's hardwood lumber history brings out many 



