HARDWOOD RECORD 



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It In all grades above Nil 1 common, stand- 

 ard lengths are 8 to 20 feet, admitting to uol 

 ■ i r, per cent of 8 foot and 15 per cent of 

 10-foot, except walnut and cherrj 



C. In No. 1 common the standard lengths are 

 6 to mi feet, admitting not to exceed m per cent 

 ,,t 6-foot, except walnut and cherry. 



7. The standard, thicknesses are: %", V4". 

 %". %", 1", IV. 1%", 1 94", 2", 'J',", 2%", 

 j a ::". ::',". 3%", '■■' > , ' 



ST LNDARD DEFE1 I S. 



1. Each one of the following items constitutes 

 a standard defect, any of which may appear in 

 the board up to the limit specified in the rule 

 covering its quality. 



A. One knot not exceeding I 1 , inches in 

 diameter. 



B. Two knots so located that they will not 

 exceed in damage one standard knot. 



C. Worm holes, grub holes or rafting pin 

 holes not exc ling in damage one standard knot. 



1>. Heart, shake, rote, dote or any other 

 defects not exceeding in damage one standard 

 knot. 



E. Bark or waney edge not to exceed one 

 inch in the average, running not to exceed one- 

 third the length of the board, only showing on 

 one side and to be measured. 



Following came action on the report of 

 the committees on grading of various 

 woods. These rules will be printed in full 

 in the Hardwood Record within a short 

 time. The general changes inaugurate, I 

 were slight and the entire tenor of the 

 document was rather to simplify the word- 

 ing of the rules than to make any decided 

 alterations. 



Concerning Consumers. 



R. II. Vansant, as chairman of the com- 

 mittee ou consumers' membership, ad- 

 dressed the convention, stating that the 

 committee deemed it eminently desirable 

 to get in as close touch with the manufac- 

 turing consumers as possible, and submitted 

 the following report: 



Manufacturing consumers are eligible to mem 

 bership based on the following rules : 



First, Inspection- They are to have all privi- 

 leges of calling for the inspection of hardwoods, 

 subject to the rules and regulations of the 

 Bureau of Grades as interpreted by the secre- 

 tary's office. 



Second, Mail — To lie privileged to the infor- 

 mation of stocks fer sale, market condition re 

 ports and such ether information as the executive 

 board may determine. 



Third, Representation — To have proper repre 

 seniaiion on the executive grading committee 

 and other committees of importance to their 

 interests, 



Fourth, lues To be subject to the annual 

 dues of $ . payable In advance, the amount of 



dues to be decided by the executive board on a 

 basis of not less than sin nor over $25 per an 



1111111 ill ad\ ale e 



R. II. Vansant. 

 .1 I:. Ransom. 

 C. Cranes. 



One member stated that be thought it 

 bad policy to admit consumers into the as- 

 sociation; that their sole interest was buy- 

 ing as high grades at as low prices as pos- 

 sible, while the producers, if their attitude 

 be resolved to a finality, were as insistent 

 on selling as low a grade for as high a price 

 as possible. 



Chairman Wilms stated that it was not 

 intended to invite the membership of con- 

 sumers with a view to having them control 

 the policy of the association, but to estab- 

 lish friendly relations with consumers and 

 give them an opportunity to conserve their 

 own interests. The subject was threshed 

 out at some length by various members, and 

 Frank F. Fee analyzed the situation as fol 

 lows: 



DAVIDSON, PARKERSBDRG, W. VA., 

 DIRECTOR. 



W. L. WATSON, MAHAN, W. VA., DIRECTOR. 



There is perhaps one line of II ghl which 



has not been touched upon, or, it' so. it was 

 during mv absence. Those of us who go into 

 il,,. offices of buyers or who are on the road 

 have to defend ourselves whenever prices are 

 mentioned. We say conditions force the advance 

 in prices. We try'to convince them so that ihev 

 will accept our ideas, Tnis idea of introducing 

 the consumer as I understand ii is that be maj 

 represent preferred slock and we the common 

 stock, but the government of I he association 

 remains with the producers. I believe if thej 

 come in here on the Boor where in detail the 

 causes of higher prices arc explained they will 

 appreciate our position a great deal better; they 

 will understand that we are losing logs i,y exces- 

 sive rains, that insects are damaging timber and 

 that stumpage values arc increasing. Where 

 would it he possible to Impress them more thor 

 • Highly with these facts than on the floor of this 

 association? I think we could do this better 

 h.i., as an association than we can on the road. 



The report was referred to the executive 

 committee with the instructions to act in 

 the matter to the best interests of all con- 

 cerned. 



On null ion of It. II. Vansant the recess 

 provided for was dispensed with and it was 

 decided to complete the work of the con- 

 vention before adjournment. 



On motion the chair was instructed to 

 appoint a committee of three on resolutions 



S. B. ANDERSON, MEMPHIS. TENN., CHAIR- 

 MAX DRAINAGE AND WATERWAY IM- 

 PROVEMENT COMMITTEE. 



and nominations. He appointed as such 

 committee: A. J. Gahagan, chairman, A. 

 Loveman and W. W. Dings. 



On motion the committee on statistics 

 aud market conditions governing the various 

 woods was instructed to report direct to the 

 secretary instead of going into the detail 

 of the work on the floor. 



Report of Committee on Drainage and 

 Improvement of Waterways. 



The committee on drainage and improve- 

 ment of waterways, through R. E. Lee Wil- 

 son of Wilson, Ark., submitted the follow- 

 ing resolution as its report, which was 

 adopted: 



Whereas, This country is gifted by nature 

 with a matchless system of water courses which 

 could be made use of for transporting cheaply 

 large volumes of commerce if adequately im- 

 proved : and 



Whereas, The present congested condition ot 



the freights ot Ih uiutry and the inability of 



Ur railroads to cope with the proposition dem- 

 onstrate the need for the immediate development 

 of these water courses ; and 



Whereas, Improved commercial relations with 

 the South American countries and the construe 

 lion of the Panama canal will tend to promote 

 such additional inland commerce as lo accentu- 

 al,, the present congested condition-; and 



Whereas, n lias been demonstrated by other 

 countries that water transportation for inland 

 commerce is six times as cheap as it is by rail 

 and is in every way practicable; ami 



Whereas, The genera 1 improvement oi this 

 country has never entered upon a systematic 

 ami comprehensive plan for the proper utiliza- 

 tion of our water courses ; and 



Whereas, There is now being promulgated 

 generally throughout the I"nitcd States a senti- 

 ment in' favor of larger and more regular appro 

 priations for river and harbor development to 

 the end that these waterways may be speedily 

 and adcpiaii Iv improved : therefore be it 



Resolved. By the Hardwood Manufacturers 

 Usociation of the United stales, assembled in 

 Memphis this 29th day of January, 1907: 



Pirst that we heartily approve of such a 

 police for improved waterways as of dn t ben- 

 efit to the lumber traffic generally throughout 

 the I nil oil States and that we beartilj commend 

 I'm National Rivers & Harbors Congress In their 

 efforts to bring about the desired end. 



Second, thai we aid both as an organization 

 and as individuals in disseminating such infor- 

 mation and in creating such a sentiment in our 

 several congressional districts as will cause the 

 general government to adopt such a policy and 



eanV 11 "ill iuili'odialoh _ 



Third that co] - of these resolutions be sent 



to President Joseph E. Itamsdell of the National 

 Rivers & Harbors Congress, to Chairman Theo- 

 dore E I'urton of the rivers and harbors com- 

 mittee of congress, to the Hon. Joseph cannon, 

 speaker of the House of Representatives, and to 

 Pi, -ideni Theodore Roosevelt 



