October 10, 1918 





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•^^ Im-portant Ivleeting of ^ orthern ^Manufacturers'y^ 



ineetiii); of tlio hoard of dircotors ami of the i'iiiiTt;onov huroau of 

 llio Northern Hpmlock ami Hardwood Maiiiifaeturors ' Association, 

 at Cliicajjo on Monday, Scptombor 30. President Harder has just 

 returned from a trip to Washington where he had important inter- 

 views with all boards and dopartnicnts interested in lumber. His 

 representation, as indicated in his report, was exceedingly strong 

 and clear, but it has been the conclusion of the lumber committee 

 of the War Industries Board that no exception be made in tlio 

 northern region and that the essential character of the lumber 

 industry be determined for each operation. In that case it is now 

 up to each mill to prove that its work is on an output largely 

 directly essential. This determination will be based on the per- 

 centage of direct war business, of indirect war business, and of 

 lumber supplied to others than the government who are operating 

 on work of primary importance connected with the war. 



It thcjcfore seems to be up to each northern mill to produce as 

 much of those products as cannot be obtained elsewhere as pos- 

 sible, and which are under the above classes. Among the essential 

 things which cannot be produced in other regions are listed the 

 following: 



All birch veneer logs; basswood veneer logs (possibly all of 

 them), gunstoek birch 10/4 FAS (i feet and longer; hemlock tau- 

 bark; hemlock pulp logs and pulpwood so far as required; mine 

 timbers and mine lumber supplies; railroad ties and timber prod- 

 ucts. 



It is stated in connection with the meeting that if the proper 

 proportion of essential work is not developed in the individual 

 cases, the firms falling short will undoubtedly have constantly in- 

 creasing priority difiScuIties in labor, cars, disposal of surplus 

 items, etc. 



Upon conclusion of President Harder 's address, the meeting 

 adopted the following resolution: 



Resolved, That our sole desire is to so conduit our operations as to 

 produce such nia.xlmum supplies of fuel, tan l)ark, posts and poles, pulp 

 wood, mine timbers, railroad ties, airplane birch, gunstoek birch, basswood 

 saddletree stock and other kinds of lumber and other forest products that 

 may be required by the United States Government directly or indirectly. 



HUil to rcduic tlic output of uou psscntlnl proOuits to tlic iiilnliiium ("in 

 pattblo with Hupiilylng government requirements. 



As to our poHltloD In priority clasKlQcatlon we rcht our lasn with the 

 dndlngs of the Priority Committee of the War Industries Ilonrd as may 

 be determined by the representallonii of the various government procure- 

 ment oBlcerK In consultation with Charles Edgar, lumber director of the 

 War Industries Hoard. 



E. C. Dawloy and W. W. Brown of the aircraft board were 

 present and the meeting voted to support them to the fullest pos- 

 sible extent in getting out birch and basswood aircraft veneer 

 logs. 



Similar conferences have been held at Washington and at Chi- 

 cago recently between northern operators and government ofScials 

 representing the aircraft production board, particularly regarding 

 the production of birch and basswood airplane veneer logs. 



It is stated from the offices of the association that as birch 

 veneer has been found by exhaustive tests to be the best veneer 

 for aircraft purposes, the government now turns to the birch tim- 

 ber of Wisconsin and Michigan for adequate quantities of veneer 

 logs. Basswood will probably be used as core stock and so large 

 quantities of basswood veneer logs will also be required. 



The aircraft board will purchase all supplies for this government 

 as well as for the Allies, and will have absolute control over all of 

 this material, including logs at present under contract. 



In order to establish a closer contact with operators, the aircraft 

 board is opening an office at Oshkosh. 



It is urged that to secure the fullest consideration from the 

 government, each operator must produce his relative share of birch 

 veneer logs and is urged to immediately plan his logging operations 

 so as to obtain as soon as possible, and continuously, the largest 

 possible per cent of veneer logs from the best birch timber avail- 

 able. 



Efforts will be made, according to the report, to assist firms which 

 can make the normal or better showing in birch veneer logs so 

 that they may receive more labor and priority aid of various kinds. 



Details of the plan for handling this work are being promulgated 

 this week at Oshkosh in a conference between government offices, 

 the emergency bureau of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood 

 Manufacturers' Association and the veneer manufacturers. 



Partial List of War Uses of Northern Woods 



CHART SHOWlMi IMPARTANT NORTHERN WOODS AND THEIR RE SPECTIVE WAR TSES. 



