HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Meeting Executive 'Board Hardtoood Manufacturers' 



Association. 



A meeting of the Executive Board of the 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of 



the United States was held at tl Bices of 



that body in the First National Hank Build- 

 ing, 'Chicago, on Saturday, Oct. ]:'., with Wil- 

 liam Wilms, president, in the chair. All the 

 members were in attendance with the excep- 

 tion of J. B. Ransom, of .1. B. Ransom & 

 Co., Nashville, Tenn., whose presence was im- 

 possible because of a railroad washout. C. 

 M. Crawford, of the yellow Poplar Lumber 

 1 ompany, was elected to till the vacancy 

 caused by the recent death of Ferdinand C. 



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iischer. Muring the course of the meeting 

 K. II. Vansant, R. M. Carrier and J. W. May- 

 hew were appointed a committee to draw up, 

 resolutions of regret on the death of Mr. 

 Fischer, and the following was presented to 

 the board, which directed that it should be 

 engrossed and presented I" Mrs. Fischer and 

 copies supplied to the trade press: 



A power beyond our understanding rules the 

 world and the destinies of men. For a time it 

 is given man to be in this world and of it, to 

 minister to Ins physical comfort and necessities. 

 to care for those he loves, to help the unfortu- 

 nate and to assist in tic upbuilding of social 

 and commercial life. At most it is but a brief 

 time until the .Master calls and to our finite 

 minds the call often seems inopportune. Need 

 for men, for workers, for leaders is so great 

 that we can ill afford to spare such a one as 

 we, members of the Hardwood Manufacturers' 

 Association of the I'nited States, have lost in 

 the death of Ferdinand C. Fischer. 



To us he was a friend, close, true and tried. 

 He was an originator and a leader of the great 

 work w-e have undertaken. The association drew 

 largely upon his store of wisdom, hearkened unto 

 his counsel. Mr. Fischer was a student first 

 and later a master of those problems which this 



association has encountered and we have levied 

 freely upon his lime and his talents, for freelj 

 was his time given. As individuals and as a 

 body we realize this organization ami its ac 

 compllshments largely are the fruits of his en- 

 terprise, foresight and unflagging energy ami 

 devotion !•> the principles we have espoused. 



Ferdinand C. Fischer stood for clean busi- 

 ness and clean business methods. We who have 

 been closely associated with him in tin- manage 

 meut of this organization and in commercial 

 transactions are proud to acknowledge Hie in 

 tlueine tor good which bis life and his ideals 

 have had upon us. Reluctantly we lake up the 

 work, witli misgivings we pr »ed without him. 



Words do not come readily nor trip easily 

 when heartfelt sorrow- in' the theme. We real- 

 ize more fully than we can express our great 

 loss, and with this realization in our hearts we 

 ask the bereaved wife and mother to accept this 

 in token of our love and esteem for the one 

 who was nearest and dearest to her. 



This inadequate expression of our sorrow shall 

 appear in our official records as a part thereof; 

 shall I ngrossed and presented to Mrs. Ferdi- 

 nand ''. Fisher and copies he supplied the trade 

 press, so that the world may know our regret 

 at the loss of one who while yet with us freely 

 was accorded our confidence, trust and esteem. 



Adopted at the regular meeting of the Execu- 

 tive Hoard of the Hardwood Lumber Manufac- 

 turers' Association of the I'nited States, held 

 in Chicago, 1 let. 1:;. 1906. 



R. H. Vansant, Chairman. 

 R. M. Cabbies, 

 .t. w. Mathew, 



Commit tee. 



The bond issue authorized at the meeting 

 of the National Lumber Manufacturers' As- 

 sociation held at St. Louis was discussed and 

 plans laid to complete the subscription for 

 that portion of the issue allotted to the 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Association. 



Hardwood lumber freight rates from the 

 Mississippi river to (lie. coast were fully dis- 

 cussed, and in a short statement Secretary 

 Doster outlined the present status of the 

 question. The petition for lower rates, which 

 was presented to the Transcontinental 

 Freight Bureau, was denied, but lumbermen 

 supporting the movement still have hopes of 

 its ultimate success, as some of the northern 

 lines are of the opinion that rales can be 



made which will permit hardw I lumber to 



be put into Seattle and Portland at lower 

 rates than are now charged. If such a re- 

 sult can be obtained it will force an adjust- 

 ment in rates on the southern roads. 



The board decided to take action with the 

 oilier associations which have taken up the 

 question with a view of bringing it strongly 

 to Hie attention of railroad officials. 



Secretary Duster read letters from the sec- 

 retary of the National Lumber Exporters' 



AsSOCiati one of which, dated Sept. 'J7, 



after reviewing the amended Hepburn bill en- 

 joining the railroads from changing their 

 through rates either by all rail or by rail 

 and water, except after thirty days' notice 

 to tin Interstate Commerce C mission, re- 

 ported the recent action of the cotton carry- 

 ing roads before the commission on Sept. ll'. 

 The commission has ordered that cotton rates 



cannot be advanced except after thirty days' 

 notice; that until March 1, 1907, export 



rates on cotton to various points may be re- 

 duced upon three days' notice; that until 

 Nov. 1, L906, carriers may continue to equal- 

 ize cotton rates through the various ports as 

 heretofore. The commission stated that the 

 petition as to lumber was denied. There was 

 no actual petition by the lumber interests, 

 but as practically the same system has been 

 in force in fixing lumber rates as on cotton, 

 and us unsatisfactory conditions in the ex- 

 port trade read on domestic business, the 



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letter asked the Hardw 1 Manufacturers' 



Association to consider joining in a common 

 action of the various lumber associations be 

 fore the commission. 



Another letter dated (let. 8 from the same 

 source informed the board that there was to 

 be a meeting on Oct. in before the Inter 

 state Commerce Commission at Washington 

 fo consider the general subject of export 

 rates, and asked the support of the ass. [a 

 t ion. 



Resolutions were passed expressing ap- 

 proval of the course of the National Lumbt 

 Exporters' Association in its efforts to se 



cur realization of export lumber rate 



and a committee was appointed to take cari 



of the interests of the Hardwood Man 

 Hirers' Association at meetings before lie- 

 Interstate Commerce Commission. 



In accordance with this resolution, R. M. 



Carrier and .1. \V. Mayhew were aj pointed to 



represent the association. 



Secretary Doster BUbmitted a report show- 

 ing the establishment of local inspectors in 



St. Louis and statin" that the assoi -,.■ 



now has a representative in that market. In 



