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subject, the motion was carried by a large 

 majority. Immediate action in the making 

 of the new rules on dressed lumber was then 

 urged. C. E. Lloyd, Jr., declared that the 

 convention should be in no hurry about the 

 matter, citing the fact that there were a con- 

 siderable number of manufacturers of worked 

 poplar to be heard from, and that if the 

 rules did not suit them it would be a diffi- 

 cult matter to ask them to join the asso- 

 ciation. 



A motion was then made and carried that 

 the rules submitted by the Lumbermen's 

 Club of Cincinnati be referred to the In- 

 spection Rules Committee, and that a report 

 be made by that committee at the next an- 

 nual meeting at Atlantic City. 



An invitation from the J. A. Fay & Eo;m 

 Company was read inviting the members in 

 attendance to visit the machinery manufac- 

 turing plant of the company. 



Mr. Moffett recalled the fact that the in- 

 spection bureau was self-sustaining anil 

 thought that the association had reached a 

 state where it could furnish to its members 

 additional information. He suggested that 

 the association take up the question of com- 

 piling statistics as to the stocks of lumber 

 on hand and information as to the attitude 

 of buyers and sellers. He put the matter in 

 the shape of a motion and it was seconded. 

 After some discussion of the motion O. E. 

 Yeager moved as an amendment that the 

 matter be referred to the Board of Managers 

 to be reported at the May meeting. C. E. 

 Lloyd, Jr., spoke in support of the motion, 

 and the subject was also discussed by the 

 chairman, after which the amendment to 

 refer the matter to the Board of Managers 

 was carried. 



FRIDAY MORNING SESSION. 

 The sessions of Friday were supposedly 

 executive in character, and were therefore not 

 reported by the Hardwood Record. The fol- 

 lowing abstract of the proceedings of that 

 day is kindly supplied by Frank F. Fish, 

 secretary of the association. 



Upon the meeting being called to order 

 by President Russe, Earl Palmer, chairman 

 of the committee on officers' reports, sub- 

 mitted the following: 



Mr. President: Your committee, after 

 carefully considering the addresses of the 

 officers of this association, submits the fol- 

 lowing report for the consideration of this 

 meeting: 



THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



The concise, cogent and timely words of good 

 cheer and advice contained in the address of the 

 president of this association bespeak a man of 

 action whose leadership guarantees that the 

 ideals of past administrations are to become the 

 realities of the present. 



The recommendations contained in his address 

 merit the careful consideration of the entire 

 membership and your committee therefore recom- 

 mends that the address herein referred to be 

 printed and a copy thereof be sent to each mem- 

 ber of this association, and this committee fur- 

 ther recommends that the recommendations con- 

 tained in his address be taken up section by sec- 

 tion at this meeting. 



THE SECRETARY'S ADDRESS. 



The address of the secretary demonstrates 

 that that important office is filled by a man 

 who has an intelligent grasp upon the duties 

 pertaining thereto and one upon whom this or- 

 ganization can always safely rely to successfully 



administer the details of the work of this asso- 

 ciation in a manner that will completely safe- 

 guard the interest of the membership. 



TREASURER'S REPORT. 



The report of the treasurer exhibits a gratify- 

 ing condition in the finances of this association 

 and shows that careful attention is being paid to 

 that most important department of the associa- 

 tion on the part of the officer who has it in 

 charge. Earl Palmer, 



C. F. Sweet, 

 J. Wall, 



Committee. 



The report of the committee was adopted. 



On motion of Mr. Moffett the recommen- 

 dations of the president that consumers be 

 admitted as associate members and that no 

 change be made in the constitution and by- 

 laws under the heading of ' ' Membership ' ' 

 were accepted and adopted. 



On motion of Mr. Palmer it was decided 

 that it be recommended at the forthcoming 

 National meeting at Atlantic City that the 

 association raise its annual dues either to 

 $35 or $50 and that action on the subject 

 lie taken at that meeting. 



Sonre discussion then prevailed concerning 

 the advisability of amending the inspect inn 

 rules, pointing out that "some slight dis- 

 crepancies could lie eliminated and some 

 minor changes be made that would assist 

 inspectors. ' ' 



Mr. Palmer moved that it be the sense of 

 the meeting that if any changes — any minor 

 changes — were necessary in the rules of the 

 association, the Inspection Rules Committee , 

 be authorized to confer with any association 

 or any individuals that might have a de- 

 sire to change the rules and report at the 

 Atlantic City meeting. 



The motion was seconded by Messrs. Stini- 



son, Lloyd and Agler. 



Mr. Bucklev : I understood that the resolu- 

 tion passed at Buffalo was in the shape of an 

 agreement or contract that the rules should not 

 be changed for three years. Now. I live up in 

 Michigan, and I know of no dissatisfaction there 

 with the present rules, except in the case of 

 one or two parties : and there are no Michigan 

 Maple Association rules of inspection. National 

 rules govern there, as you know very well, and 

 it would seem to be, if I understand the resolu- 

 tion passed at Buffalo properly, that it would be 

 breaking faith, it would be going back on a con- 

 tract. I do not like that. I do not think any 

 little minor changes are necessary. Why not let 

 them stand? I do not see any great dissatisfac- 

 tion in Michigan. There is an association being 

 formed there, but I do not think it will interfere 

 with our rules ; I do not think it will interfere 

 with us at all. I should hate very much to go 

 back on anything that we have done in the shape 

 of an agreement to maintain certain rules for a 

 certain period. If it is not binding upon us, and 

 we can consider it without going hack on our 

 word or our agreement, that is a different prop- 

 osition. 



Mr. Palmer 's motion was lost. 



After some discussion relative to amend- 

 ing the inspection rules on cypress to cor- 

 respond with the rules promulgated in Oc- 

 tober last by the Southern Cypress Manufac- 

 turers ' Association, it was decided that it 

 was not necessary to pass a resolution in 

 order to have them so changed, as it was 

 understood that the rules for yellow pine and 

 cypress as adopted were those of the yellow 

 pine and cypress associations, and that any 

 amendment made in these rules would iorm 

 a part of the system of inspection as prac- 

 ticed by the National Hardwood Lumber 

 Association. It was decided that the Na- 

 tional inspectors be instructed to follow the 

 modified rules of the Southern Cypress Manu- 



facturers' Association and of the Yellow Pine. 



Association, and have the rules inserted in 



the inspection book. 



Mr. Ivorn : A great many of the members of 

 the National Hardwood Lumber Association are 

 manufacturers of dressed and worked lumber. 

 There is a good representation of them here at 

 this meeting. They got together since yester 

 day's meeting and talked the matter over. They 

 very much desire immediate relief from the con- 

 troversies that are continually arising in their 

 business by having dressed and worked lumber 

 roll's adopted at this meeting. In order to do 

 that it would be necessary to rescind the action 

 that was taken at this meeting whereby the 

 chairman of the rules committee was instructed 

 through the secretary to submit the rules to 

 the membership for action at the meeting at 

 Atlantic City next May. If I am in order I 

 therefore move that the action of the meeting 

 yesterday be rescinded and that the chairman 

 of the rules committee submit his report for 

 action at this meeting. 



After some discussion a set of rules gov- 

 erning dressed poplar was presented and 

 adopted. 



The- rules governing the inspection of oak 

 flooring, as adopted by the oak flooring 

 manufacturers, were then adopted. 



The rules of the Maple Flooring Associa- 

 tion were then adopted. 



The rules of the Dressed Gum Manufac- 

 turers' Association were then adopted. 



Mr. Lioyd as chairman of the committee on 

 the action before the Interstate Commerce 

 Commission against the railroads by the va- 

 rious lumber associations, made a report re- 

 citing the history of the litigation up to date. 

 The information contained in this report has 

 already been recited in the Hardwood 

 Record. 



The report was received and a vote of 

 thanks given the committee. 



Mr. Knight offered a resolution authoriz- 

 ing the change in the title of ' ' surveyor gen- 

 era 1" to that of "chief inspector," which 

 was adopted. 



On motion of Mr. Spaulding a vote of 

 thanks was given the Cincinnati members for 

 their kind, courteous and royal treatment of 

 the visiting members. 



Mr. Moffett responded on behalf of the 

 Cinncinnati Lumbermen's Club, with a few 

 well-chosen words of appreciation of the 

 pleasure of having the association a guest of 

 the club. 



FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. 

 On reassembling Mr. Palmer addressed the 

 convention as follows: 



Mr. President, there is an officer of our asso- 

 ciation, or one who at one time was an officer 

 of this association, who as we understand it is 

 lying on a bed of serious illness. I do not know 

 as it is necessary for me to appear before this 

 meeting to tell you anything about the qualities 

 of that past officer of this association, but you 

 know that any mistakes that he made for you 

 in regard to the work of this organization have 

 always been mistakes of the head rather than 

 of the heart. I refer to C. I). Strode, now editor 

 of Strode's Lumber World. Mr. Strode, as I 

 am informed, is at present on a bed of illness, 

 and there are some doubts as to whether he will 

 ever return to the activities connected with the 

 lumber trade. 



Now it is not necessary for me to tell you 

 gentlemen anything about Strode. You know all 

 about him ; you know more about him that I can 

 tell you in an hour's talk ; but with all his weak- 

 nesses Strode was ever and forever for the Na- 

 tional Association. It seems to me that in this 

 hour it is eminently proper for this association 

 to take some action in regard to his condition 

 today. If not for the benefit of Mr. Strode — 

 if this action comes too late for Charlie, well, 

 let us take action for his family. I understand 

 that possibly something more than a resolution 

 of sympathy is required. I do not know as to 

 that. There are others here that are better post- 



