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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



June 25, 191 



HUDDLESTON-MARSH 

 MAHOGANY COMPANY 



Importers and Manufacturers of 



MAHOGANY 



Lumber and Veneer 



2256 LUMBER STREET 



Chicago, Illinois 



347 MADISON AVENUE 



New York City, N.Y. 



ber of Commerce of the United States, which has already grown 

 to be the largest in the world, having over 8,000 sustaining mem- 

 bers and over 1,100 associations as members. The national cham- 

 ber does not carry a chip on its shoulder. Its code is, "If it is 

 not for the common good, it is not good for business." If careful 

 study shows that the railroads can best be conserved by govern- 

 ment or private ownership, then the national chamber will so 

 state. 



The re-organization of the War Industries Board, which is 

 taking place at the present time, is along the best lines, as it 

 is calling into service the best men to be found, and the type 

 of men who are willing to hear business and glad to listen to 

 their advice. 



The national chamber took up the question of war service 

 committees, as it was of the opinion that a small committee could 

 do more than an individual. The object of the war service t 

 mittees is to gather special data pertaining to the particulal 

 dustry which they represent, for the use of the government. In 

 addition to that they can compile figures as to the cost of p 

 duction. The national chamber believes firmly in a uniform s 

 tem of accounting for every industry, so that such data can be 

 presented to the government whenever the authorities call for it 

 These committees can aid effectively in the distribution of raw 

 material and the requirements of the government. When com 

 mittees are chosen by the associations themselves, the appoint 

 ment of the best men in each line is assured. The government 

 calls in its experts to take care of its side and the national cham- 

 ber of commerce calls in the best men in business to take care 

 of the business side. 



The Chamber of Commerce of the United States believes in 

 the conservation of raw material, and also in the conservation 

 of other things. The chamber stands for the conservation of in- 

 dustries as a whole, and believes that we cannot allow industries 

 which have taken years to build up, to go by the boards in about 



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Mr. Van der Vries concluded his remarks by stating 

 that the American business men are living up to the prin- 

 ciples outlined in the resolutions adopted by the war con- 

 vention of the Chamber of Commerce of the United 

 States at Atlantic City in September last. 



THE FUEL SITUATION 

 L. Romanski of Chicago^ member of the Cook county 

 committee of the United States Fuel Administration, 

 spoke at considerable length on the fuel problem, urging 

 that stores of coal for next winter be laid in within the 

 next sixty days. He stated that the country's coal require- 

 ments the present year will aggregate 735,000,000 tons. 

 The output of anthracite coal cannot be expected to ex- 

 ceed last year's production of 89,000,000 tons, and the 

 bituminous mines will be called upon to produce 85,000,- 

 000 tons more than last year. The problem consists in 

 not only digging this coal, but hauling it. In order to 

 accomplish there must be co-ordination between pro- 

 ducers and carriers and co-operation everywhere. 



WORK IN WASHINGTON 

 "My Experience in Washington," was the subject of the 

 next paper, which was read by H. A. Webster of Chi- 

 cago, who is the Washington representative of the Veneer 

 and Panel War Service Committee. He gave an account 

 of his work in the national capital during several weeks 



