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the mind of the chairman if anybody will make 

 a motion to substitute this bodj for the United 

 States Senate, I bave no doubl your chairman 

 u ill entertain it. | Applause. I 



F. R. Babcock presented a report of the 

 ' Ommittee on Railroads anil Transportation, 

 which covered ably and thoroughly the his- 

 tory of the car stake controversy up to the 

 present, in all its details; these matters have 

 been discussed in the HARDWOOD RECORD 

 from time to time, as they progressed, so 

 1 hat the publication of the report in this 

 issue is nut deemed necessary. 



On motion, reading of the report of Traffic 

 Managi t B. .1. Eddy was dispensed with, but 

 was ordered duly printed and circulated. 



Through the courtesy of George M. 

 Stevens, a large photograph of the late Pen- 

 dennis White was exhibited, draped with the 

 American Hag, and John M. Scateherd deliv- 

 ered an impressive memorial address, recit- 

 ing the history of Mr. White and eulogizing 

 his splendid character. 



On motion of E. W. Higbie, ami as a 

 token ot the association's respect for the 

 memory of Mr. White, adjournment was 

 then taken until tin 1 afternoon session; 



THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The Thursday afternc session convened 



.it L':45 p. m. 



The firsl item in the order of business 

 was the report of the Committee <>n Compul- 

 sory Pilotage, which was read by 1.'. S. Cohn, 

 wlio reported that the effoit to secure an ab- 

 rogation of compulsory pilotage failed to 

 secure congressional approval. 



W. E. Litchfield, a delegate of the associ- 

 ation to the National Convention for the 



I '1 inicit 1 1 l-'ureign * "in im 1 ee, held al 



Washington, D. t .'., Jan. 15, made a verbal 

 report covering the excellent work done at 

 that meeting. 



F. S. Morse, chairman, made a report on 



behalf of the Committ n Trade Relations, 



which follows: 



Report of Committee on Trade Relations. 



Yum' committee is pleased to report the pas' 



year as that may properly lie termed tic 



ii,..-i peaceful in the history of trade relations. 



in the report our committee presented to you 

 last year it stated that "As long as the retail 

 associations protest such names, indicating care 

 ml consideration on their part, they will meet 

 with our approval, and we bespeak a continuance 

 of our present closely affiliated relations." Since 

 lien the results show the retail associations 

 have had a disposition to protest only such 

 names as they knew to be right and would meel 

 the approval of ilie N. \v. 1.. D. A ; this. 

 together with tic general conditions of trade, 

 1.1- combined to make the situation far , more 

 satisfactory than lias heretofore existed. 



All of 1 lie retail associations have shown, in 

 their attitude, that the N. W. L. D. A. stands 

 for true principles in protecting tic trade, both 

 wholesale and retail, and our method of Inform 

 Eng ■ members of the various retail classifica- 

 tions has proven verj satisfactory. 



Since March 1. 1906, there have been t;.", 

 protests from the retail associations conununi- 

 cated to ,inr members, and since this system 

 was adopted at Ottawa in August, L905, there 

 have been protested altogether lot; names. With 

 comparatively few exceptions these protests 

 have been satisfactory to our members. In two 

 instances the president appointed special elussi 

 licat ion committees to render an independent 

 opinion, but in each ease they concurred with 

 that expressed by the retail association, one 

 members notified accordingly and refrained from 

 quoting or selling that particular trade. 



The scalper is still the usual source of annoy- 

 ance, and while the complaint is probably not 

 as great as it has been heretofore, there are a 

 frw parties who persist in using the lumber 



trade as they -ee lit. regardless of trade prin 

 ciples or customs, and while they are gradually 

 licinu brought into line it is slow work and 

 requires very diplomatic handling both on the 

 part of the wholesaler and retailer. 



During the year there has been a request from 



association for special classification work in 



tie city in which the local organization was 

 interested. This was referred by the Board of 



Trustees to a commitl t members in that 



city, and the matter was adjusted satisfactorily 

 to all concerned. 



Another- feature that lias 1 n brought promi- 

 nently before the trade the pas! year is that in 

 certain localities, ami in Nome instances where a 

 regular retail lumber yard already exists. a 

 contractor, or several contractors joining to- 

 gether, organize a corporation to c luci a retail 



lumber business. In some instances they run a 

 legitimate retail business with a competent man 

 in charge, and it seems to be conducted in such 

 a way as to make it a regularly established 

 retail lumber yard. In other instances it is 

 merely a pretense to enable the contractors who 

 are interested in the company to buy their 

 lumber at wholesale. 



These ate cases that cannot be considered on 

 a general basis, but each one should be taken 

 up, carefully investigated and an opinion ex- 

 pressed on die merits of thai separate ease. 



Now that such a satisfactory understanding 

 i' v i"i- between the wholesale and retail dealers, 

 we lirmly believe that only the most amicable 

 relations will continue. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Fred S. Morse, chairman. 



The committee's report was accepted as 

 lead. 



Addresses on the subject of amicable 

 trade relations between all branches of the 

 lumber industry were then made by George 

 W. Hotchkiss, secretary of the Illinois Be 

 lail Lumber Dealers' Association; .1. S. 

 Davis, president of the New York Lumber 

 Trade Association; L. A. Mansfield, secre 

 tary of the Eastern States Retail Lumber 

 healers' Association, and Richard E. White 

 of the Xew York Lumber Trade Association. 



F. E. Parker, chairman of the Committee 

 on Resolutions, offered a resolution at 

 the instance of the Eastern States Retail 

 Lumber Dealers' Association, condemning 

 the proposal of the Hardwood Manufactur- 

 ers' Association of the United States in its 

 intention to issue in book form a. list of 

 wholesale hardwood consumers and asking 

 that the Hardwood Manufacturers' Associ 

 ation reconsider this proposed action, as con- 

 ti.nv to good trade ethics. 



The resolution was adopted. 



New Trustees Appointed. 



b\ P. Babcock, on behalf of a committee 



to suggest na s for new trustees, reported 



t lie following: 



F. P. Babcock of Pittsburg. X. II. Walcott 

 of Providence, C. Walter Betts of Buffalo, I'. 

 S. Underhil] of Philadelphia, W. A. Holt of 

 Chicago, II. J. Amos of Utica, and J. W. 

 Thompson of Memphis. 



tin motion the recommendation was ac 

 ci pied and the gentlemen lake the places of 

 the se\ou whose terms have expired. 



J. M. Hastings for President. 



L. L. Sathr of Pittsburg nominated for 



president .1. M. Hustings as the t it nieuda 



ii if the association to the Hoard of Trus- 

 tees. The nomination was seconded by 



tl ge b. Craig of Philadelphia, and Mr. 



Eastings was elected by unanimous vote. 



.Messrs. Sutler .and Craig were then ap- 

 pointed a committee to locate Mr. Hastings 

 and conduct him to the chair, which they 

 did. and he made a very graceful and appro- 

 priate speech of acceptance of the honor 

 paid him. 



• in motion of I,'. c. Lippincott a rising 

 vote of thanks and esteem was given retir- 

 ing President Lewis Dill. On insistent re- 

 quest for a speech Mr. Dill made an address, 

 and heartily thanked the association for the 

 honor paid him. 



On motion of p. ];. Babcock a resolution 

 of condolence upon the death of Pendennis 

 White was referred to the Board of Trustees 

 for suitable action and promulgation. 



The convention then adjourned. 



Meeting Board of Trustees. 



At a meeting of the Board of Trustees 

 held immediately after the close of the ses 

 sion the election of President Hastings was 

 confirmed, and C. H. Prescott of Cleveland 

 was elected first vice president, George F. 

 Craig of Philadelphia second vice president. 

 Fredk. W. Cole of New York reelected treas 

 urer, and E. F. Perry of New York secretary. 



At 7:30 p. m. an elaborate banquet was 

 served to members of the association and 

 quests in the New Willard Hotel. At the 

 same hour a reception, supper and musicale 

 was given the lady visitors in another pari 

 of the hotel. 



NeWs Miscellany. 



H. B. Smith Machine Company. 



The 11. I'.. Smith .Machine Company of Smith- 



ville, N. .1.. one of the foremost manufacturers 



of woodworking tools in the country, last year 



issued a mauliilici nt catalogue of its line of 



production. This very progressive concern is 

 constantly enlarging the variety and improving 



the lv] [ il- various machines, and ii ^ efforts 



in thai direction during the hist year have 

 included a new inoblcr of the very highest type, 

 an improved triple drum sander, a new planer 

 and matcher, a new single-end tenoner, a new 

 automatic feed saw bench, a new. jig saw and a 

 new panel raiser. These tools are illustrated 

 and described in n handsome series of supple- 

 ments which arc now being sent out to 

 10,000 holders ot the Twentieth Century Cata- 

 logue above mentioned. 



The II. 1'.. Smith .Machine Company, from long 



a union with the Chicago trade, is almost 



claimed as a Chicago institution. Thomas II. 

 Martin, western manager of the company, con- 



ducts the large branch store at lo and 1 fj North 

 Canal street, and has on display there specimens 

 of ibe leading types of machinery produced by 

 t bis compa ay. 



Building Operations for February. 

 Viewed in a ino.nl way. He building siaiistics 

 from some fifty leading cities throughout the 

 country for February, 1907, officially reported to 

 the American Contractor, Chicago, ami tabu- 

 lated, an- as satisfactory as could lie expected by 

 those who are well informed as to the building 



ire in for the jiasi few j ears A 



with the responding month of last year there 



is. in tie- aggregate, quite a decided falling Off. 

 This was M be i xpected, since a con ta 



i ., .. was out of the question, particularly in 

 cities where all records, all anticipations, have 



I a broken and surpassed. In those cities, evi a 



that have ' o subjected to tin- greatest loss. 



the business reported is still of great proportions, 

 far in exces of anything recorded before the 



