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The Mail Bag 



B 1199— Maple Logs Wanted 



New York, N. Y., August -.'(i. — Kdltor IIaiikwhou Ucciiuu : We have an 

 Inquiry calling for the folluwluK mutorliil iiud wv shall be very glad It 

 you can put us In touch with some one who can supply these goods : 



1 carload of mnple l(>t;s, »<' long and the largest possible diameter. 

 These logs must be straight and without knots, grain very smooth, and 

 lumber to be perfectly whlti\ and Just cut. 



1 carload of blrd'scyc and curly maple logs, in equal proportions, same 



size and remarks as for the preceding Hem. . 



B 1200— Fir Panels 



Chicago, 111., August 22. — Editor IlAonwoon Uecoiiu : Will you pleosc 

 name us the manufacturers of Vi" and %" llr veneered panels? 



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Clubs and Associations 



Convention of Purchasing Agents 

 The third annual coiiventkiu uf the .Nailunal .Vsjioilatlon of Purchasing 

 Agents will be held at Detroit, September i;3, 24 and 25. The convention 

 headquarters will be at Hotel Pontchartraln. While a suitable amount of 

 entertainment and diversion is included in the arrangements, the gather- 

 ing will be primarily a war convention. The topics assigned for discus- 

 sion deal largely with the part which Industrial purchasing agents may 

 take In serving the Interests of the country at this time. 

 Plow Makers Meet 

 The plow and tillage Implement department of the National Implement 

 and Vehicle Association held a meeting September 6 at Hotel LaSalie, 

 Chicago. Among the matters considered was the schedule of manufacture 

 recently handed down by the conser\ation division of the war industries 

 board. The labor supply and conditions affecting materials received much 

 attention in the discussion. 



Postpone National Retail Convention 



The second annual convention of the National Retail Lumber Associa 

 tion has been postponed on account of the draft, tlje date failing on Sep- 

 tember 12. The convention, which is to be held in Chicago, was pre- 

 viously announced, and will take place on September 18 and 19. The 

 program, place of meeting and other detalLs of the meeting remain the 

 same. 



Wagon and Sled Manufacturers Meet 



On September 4 the farm wagon department of the National Implement 

 and Vehicle Association met at the LaSalle Hotel, Chicago, and a meeting 

 of the bobsled manufacturers was held at the same time and place. A 

 number of sleds were on exhibition as samples built according to standard 

 speciQcations with a view to their adoption by the industry. The wagon 

 meeting discussed the manner in which standard wagons shall be placed 

 on the market. 



Reports were made by the chairman and secretary. Luncheon was 

 served at one o'clock, after which an address was made by K. W. Lea. 

 Papers were read on wagon and truck, warranty and a uniform wide 

 tire law. 



National Safety Council Meets 



A Ave days' session of the Council of National Safety will be held at 

 Hotel Statler, St. Louis, September 16-20. An elaborate program has been 

 prepared and the topics are of vital interest and persons of national repu- 

 tation will take part. The conservation of life and limb by lessening loss 

 from accidents is the purpose of this organization. Such is of particular 

 importance at this time. Long casualty lists come from the battlefield 

 and can not be prevented if we arc to fight to victory ; but other long lists 

 attract less attention because they are made up of accidents In factories, 

 one here, one there. The meeting in St. Louis will discuss these matters 

 and try to find ways to lessen losses at home. Four papers are on the 

 program and they promise to be of special excellence, each by an expert 

 in his line. These four papers arc as follows : 



The Real Problem of the Safety Engineer. 



IIow to Organize for Safety. 



Modern Methods of S:ifi'.:iiardlng. 



Does the -\ttitude of tli'- foreman Determine the Success of the Safety 

 Engineer'; 



A number of other talks and papers on particular topics will be given. 

 Export Department for Traffic Association 



The export department of the Southern Hardwood Traffic Association 

 is regarded as assured, following adoption of resolutions at a recent meet- 

 ing of the governing board declaring in favor of an advisory committee 

 of fifteen members. There will be a small executive committee of three, 

 of which George C. Ehemann of Memphis, is chairman. The other two 

 members of this smaller committee will be selected from the larger body. 

 The larger committee has been decided upon in order that the association, 



in launching this important department, may have the benefit of the ad 

 vice and counsel of the more Important exporters in the southern hard- 

 wood field. 



The department will have charge of rates, charters, bookings, forward 

 ings and all other phases of export and coastwise movements of hanl- 

 wood lumber and forest products, and it la anticipated that it will not 

 only greatly facilitate such movements but that It will also cheapen the 

 handling of this busluess. 



Members of the association In Memphis arc enthuKlastIc over the de- 

 cision to establish this department and It is not anticipated that any 

 hitch in the negotiationa to that end will be encountered. 



James E. Stark, president of the association, who has Just returne<l 

 from an extended trip to Chicago, will announce the personnel of the 

 advisory committee of fifteen within the next few days. The other tw.. 

 members of the executive committee will be chosen from the advisorv 

 committee. 



Traffic Branch Elects New Governors 



The branch of the Southern Hardwood Traffic Association at Helena, 

 -\rk., has elected an entirely new board of governors for the year be- 

 ginning Septembi^r 1. us follows : 



W. H. Howe, Howe Lumber Company : A. M. Richardson, A. M. Richard- 

 son Lumber Company; J. W. Dennlson, J. W. Dennlson Lumber Company; 

 E. F. G. Horan, Page-Horan Lumber Company, and Dale Welsh, American 

 Cooperage Company. 



The board will perfect organization in a few days by the election of a 

 chairman. S. H. Swanson, Archer Lumber Company, is retiring head of 

 this branch. 



J. A. Koehler, who has been in charge of the branch at Helena since 

 its orgaulzatlou about a year ago, will continue to serve in that capacity. 



Officials of the association at Memphis are very much pleased with the. 

 work done by the branch at Helena and the members of the organization 

 at that point are likewise enthusiastic over the splendid service it has 

 rendered. There are twenty members of the branch, all of whom arc 

 identified with the porent association. 



J. H. Townshend, secretary-manager, announces that the branch otTn' 

 at Alexandria, La., in the Interest of members of the association in 

 Texas and Louisiana, will be opened some time this month. 



The association Is contemplating opening ofliees at other points in tin 

 hardwood producing and distributing ti*rltory but Is not yet ready tn 

 as to points selected. 



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Grand Rapids Association Holds Annual Picnic 



The annual picnic of the Grand Rapids Lumbermen's Association has 

 always been a distinctly unique affair in lumber circles. The occasion has 

 become quite an institution in Grand Rapids, and the turnout is always 

 large, regardless of the circumstances. 



In spite of the effect of the war, the attendance this year was excellent, 

 as the picnic committee, composed of Herb. Schneider, chairman ; Arthur 

 Manning, Glen Fitzgibbon and Carl Schneider, had prepared things in a 

 most satisfactory manner. 



The event took place at the Grandvlew Auto Club, Saturday, September 

 7. One hundred and twenty picnickers left Fulton Street Park at 1 :15 in 

 twenty cars owned by the various members and arrived an hour later 

 at the auto club house. 



In the beginning there were sportive events for the ladies, men and 

 children, the program here consisting of the usual line of amusing and 

 interesting exercises. 



The stellar feature was a baseball game between two teams captained 

 respectively by Charles Dregge and Ed. Holland. The program stated that 

 the umpire would be selected by popular vote by the two teams, but Dave 

 Wolf was barred. 



The events were as follows : 



50-Yard Dash for Ladies : 1 — Irene Attwood ; 2 — Genevieve Attwood ; 

 3— Gwendolyn Attwood. (An athletic family all right.) 



50-Yard Dash for Men : 1 — .\drlan Noorthoek ; 2 — William Versluls ; 

 3 — Gerald Baker. 



Yard Dash for Girls and Boys : 1 — Robert Holland ; 2 — Florence 



Holland 



Bal 

 2 — M 



ce f..r I.n.lies: A v,rv wiinlv ;iir,iir. 1— Susie Noorthoek; 



1 y-' I thoek, William Versluls : 



^ — 11 ' I' Mill ■ Talbot, R. T. White. 



Sp ' ' !^ I \ sweet event: 1 — Sophi.-i 



Van I ' ^M I hifTman. 



I.' Kittle; 2— Frank Martin. 



E. i; 1 



y. -ition : 1 — Adrian Noort- 



hoek .Sttllle Ghysels; 3 — R. r. 



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parents. 



Barrel-Boxing Contest for Men : .\fter many semi-finals and finals 

 Champion. Al Elsen. 



Tug-of-War for Men : Under a severe strain — Captain John Nighs 

 wander. 



Indoor Baseball Game : An unusually exciting and keenly contested 

 event won by Ed. Holland and the umpire in an extra inning. Score : 

 18 to 19. Umpire — John Wood. 



Dinner was served at 6 :30 in the evening at the club house and was 

 followed by a talk by Mr. Wishart and by members of the association and 

 by reading of letters from home boys in France. 



Prizes for the various events were then distributed, after which dancing 

 was the main feature until well along into the evening. 



Everybody reached home before midnight. 



