HARDWOOD RECORD 



opptember 23, 1918 



TOroi<Miia{ ii»MOTMitmi>aTO««!^^ 



The Mail Bag 



B 1201— We Stand Corrected 



The Logau-Maphet Lumber ('oiiijiaiiy, Kiioxville, Tenn., was 

 mentioned in the Septeml)cr 10 issue as having; been ineorporated. 

 Regarding this the J. M. Logan Lumlier (Jompany, that city, 

 writes: 



Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 16. — Editor Hardwood Record : We want to 

 sa.v that this is all wrong and we would like for you to make an explana- 

 tion as we have had lots o( inquiries about this matter. This is nothing 

 more or less than our getting a copy of an old charter for the purpose of 

 qualifying to do business in Cincinnati as we have a yard there now. 



With kind regards. 



.T. M. LOOAX LU.MBER COMPANY, 



.1. M. Logan, President and General 

 Manager. 



B1202— Dowel Order 



Chicago, 111.. September 18. — Editor HAKinvoim Rk( (uai : We are at 

 this time interested in receiving quotations nn cmr IDl'.l requirements of 

 mop handles (dowels). 



Our needs for the year will i. iipiit" iiiLinly ■_', i dnwels. taken 



out in equal monthly ins(:iii .i ,- i-. . m. m ih.ii- : 



54" loug. bone dry and slr:-i.ii : i, \\ I . 



qucita 



diameter by 

 ood. Kindly 

 II purpose to 



isb. 



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Coming Southern Logging Association Meeting 



Southern Logging Association will hold a meeting at the lirunewald 

 New Orleans. October 23, 24 and 25. This association consists of 

 wners and timber owners whose daily output is 10,000 feet or more. 



National Association Meeting Date Changed 



t Coast Association. Dr. Wilson (dmpton, seeretary-manaser of th 

 elation, announced that important matters are to be up for consider 

 at the meeting. 



Big Lumber Sales Congress October 25-26 



esiilent G. C. Kohson of the Nortliern Sab'sniaiisliip Congress make 

 followius announeenient of thi' lomii.;; iiieciiui;. Multiply the goo 

 i;s Mr. Kol.sou says l.y ten and you will have an idea of the excellenc 



lern Salesmanship Congress I am pleased to 

 meeting will be held at Antigo, Wis., on 

 ind that we are preparing a very line and 



have been selected. The other two will be secured within the next few 

 days. The uanu>s of none will be made public, however, until all have 

 indicated llieir \villiiii;ii,'ss t,, snve. Willi i oin|.|ei i. m ,,1 ilie committee, 

 file asso,i:il ^^ill | ,;;l with llie IKiliiili^ .il iIm iiiilhi .xe.aitivc Com- 

 mittee of 1 ll Ir.., ,,] V, hhi, i,,.,.i;:r 1- |.:iH.iiiiiiin i~ .h:iiiiiiiii. :iihl tt-ith actual 



ment which will revolutionize handling of export and coastwise movements 

 of hardwood lumber and forest products. 



New N. L. M. A. Secretary Appointed 



President John H. Kirby of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation has appointed Dr. Wilson Compton of Washington, D. C, as secre- 

 tary-manager of the association. Jolui Liud. who for several months 

 has been acting secretary of the or-.;:iiMz:ii i.ni. will continue as assistant 

 secretary. Dr. Compton, who since .\hirrh .it ihi- year has been assistant 

 chief dispatcher of the Emergenc.\- III ri i'mi pm ;iiiou, is a graduate of 

 three American universities and has been a .student and investigator in the 

 lumber industry for nearl,v ten years. lie is an attorney and economist 

 1 he was graduate student and instructor 

 sity. Columbia University and Dartmouth 

 CII. .. T..I 1",. .. 11. T.I i-..i,i|.i.iii >'.i. economist on the staff of the 



I'i'i I ' i: II Mi I .11- times since 1911 has been 



.1- I I , I - ; I,.., Bureau of Labor Statistics, 



lie is the aulbor of two books on tbe lumber Industry, one of them 

 "The Organization of the Lumber Industry," published in 1916, being 

 extensively known. He is also a writer of articles on economic and legal 

 subjects. 



Will Probably Eliminate Gross Log Rates 



J. H. Townshend, secretary-manager of the Southern Hardwood Traffic 

 Association, is in receipt of a letter from .lodge Pronty. director of public 

 service, U. S. Railroad Adinini~t ■ m i-.n. olviMii;; him that he will give 

 personal attention to facilitaiiiiL> le ;jiii i;ii hms lookiir-; to more satisfactory 

 transit arrangenn^uts. Tbe :i- ... i.i i i..h i -tii\iim t.. -.■! ore Hat net rates 



on logs lot illiiii; p.iiiit^ Willi :i >iiw I.i .'liiiiiiiai i..ii ot Ibe jiractlce of 



paying gro-~ i.n... mi., niiilin^i poiiu- ..n |..^- jii.l ..ili.i r.iunh material 

 and of senium ivnin.l \(li..|i |.n..iii. 1- 1,1V iii;iiiii!:i. rur...l tlii.]-ef rom and 

 shipped. Til., n-^... ini i..ii .iiipliasl/..^ tliiil tlii< iiliin involves tying up 

 of large sums of money, belonging to the lumbermen, in the hands of the 

 railroads, thus penalizing the former to a notable extent without serving 

 any useful purpose. 



Negotiations have been extremely slow and the association therefore 

 appealed to Judge Prouty for assistance. 



Memphis Club Resumes Meetings 



Til.. l.iimli.iiiM iiV rini, of Memphis resumed Its r..i;iiliir -.mi monthly 

 iji.'.'iiii-- 111 III. II. .1.1 .;iiy..so on Saturday afternoon. s..|.iiiiii...r it. after 



sii>p.'ii-i..ii ..1 .M.i.il iitbs due to the summer sea>..ii. -\|. proximately 



sev.hiy ii\. mrmli.rs an. I visitors were present and I'r.^i.l.-iil M. Sweyn, 

 following luncheon, welcomed them li.ariily an.l . ..nyratulated them on 



their ability to smile under present .■ liii 



Mrs. Dortch of Nashville, Tenn.. .l.lu.i 

 unhappy condition of the people of sii i. k. 

 appeal for funds for the relief of wom. ii. 

 country, the money to be used to suppliiii 

 for lb.. n..|iet of Belgians. President .M. S, 



i.ii by the war. 

 l...|uent address on the 

 mil and made a strong 

 II and invalids in that 

 work of the Committee 

 nucted the civic affairs 

 ake the necessary steps 

 ere willing to make in 



You will ri..all 111.- Ml. .ess that was attained by this organization at 

 the Merrill mr.i in..; in I'.iii; and the Bay City meeting last year, and this 

 year we e.\p... t an.l li..p.. t.i surpass our previous meetings. 



Traffic Association Complimented by Hurley 



J. H. Town-lien.l, i-.. r.tiir\- n iii;..)- ..t the S..iitli..rii llanlwood Traffic 



Associatl.m. is in i-.., .1 ' i, i..tt.T ri..ni |.:.Umii-.I .\. Ilini..y. .•bairmau of the 



bo.ikiii- .l.piiriiii.iii nil.! ii |.|...;i liiiL; to it to do everythiiii; in iiv |.ow.-r 1.. 

 advaii.-.. lb., inten-t- ..f tli.' .\iii.i-i.-an merchant iiiiirine .Mr. Ilnrl..y 



being built by the organizan. i. :. i ih.n iii.i mii-i .i,...niage 



other organizations to do lik." I . II. Im ..m ihni .. 1 1 .m. n.ious 



amount of educational work in ih. iiu. tli.. una. Imiii mnrin.. must 



be done if it is to receive the support to which it is entitled and which 

 it must have if it is to be as successful as contemplated. Mr. Hurley 

 declares that every business man in America is vitally interested in the 

 merchant marine of this country, unless he is not an American, and con- 

 cludes thus : 



"Organizing of true Americanism behind the American merchant marine 

 is one of the most important tasks of the United States Shipping Board. 

 It W..11I.I I... of little use to build these ships If we could not line up every 



111. .1 inii..n is still working on its export department. Thirteen 



of 111. liff.-.n .-xLiorters who are to be members' of the advisory committee 



Bureau of the Cha 



J. H. Hines, W. L. Crenshaw 

 support of the Farm Develop- 

 This bureau, as explained liy 



has charge of food adminlstrs 



vork 



in this city and 

 the development 

 talk, Mr. Haase 

 support of the 

 Iditional ground 

 rding cut- 



an.l insurance committee, advised 

 in:; to their attention, with a view 

 111.' ni.xl nn'i.ting the question of 

 ... .iini..l l.y the lumbermen. He 

 ali/.Hl . ..mpaiiy that would be able 

 dished companies at a cost of 2'/j 

 to .'! i".r .■.lit of the premium for brokerage as against the present charge 

 of ap|.i ..ximiil. l,\ 15 per cent. On this basis, he estimated that the sav- 

 ing to tin- inmi.iinieu on insurance alone would be between $35,000 and 

 $40,000 annually. 



J. D. Allen, Jr., chairman of the house committee, reported that the 

 employment bureau, operated under the auspices of the club, had found 

 positions with lumber firms for 310 persons between June 1 and September 

 13. II.- iniimiii.-.l that, if there had been more applicants, many more 

 posh i..ii- . ..iii.i iiii\-.. been filled. 



six 11. \\ :i i.jili. :i 1 ions for membership, to be voted on at tbe next meet- 

 ing, w.-i-.' lil'-.l i..\ Ibe proper committee. 



