HARDWOOD RECORD 



19 



NeWs Miscellany. 



Meeting Executive Board Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers' Association. 



On March 2M at the Seelhach Hotel, Louisville. 

 Ky.. was held a meeting of the Executive Board 

 of the Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of 

 the United States. Important matters were 

 brought up for discussion and decisive action 

 was taken on a number of them. 



Secretary Lewis Doster presented a report 

 showing that a large number of subscriptions 

 have been received for the buyers' guide issued 

 by the association and detailing the progress of 

 the work of compiling the book. Mr. Doster 

 stated that letters had been received from vari- 

 ous retail associations which viewed unfavorably 

 the publication of this book and which had 

 passed resolutions against it. The president was 

 authorized to appoint a committee which should 

 confer with the protesting retailers on this sub- 

 ject. This committee was instructed to draw up 

 a set of resolutions to the effect that the Hard- 

 wood Manufacturers' Association neither had 

 nor has any idea of cutting out the retailer, but 

 is desirous of assisting him in buying lumber 

 from the shipper ; that the publication of this 

 book would be a benefit to all buyers of hard- 

 woods in that it contains the names of manu- 

 facturing consumers and will enable producers 

 to manufacture stock in accordant'., with the 

 needs of the producers ; that the policy of the 

 association will be to sell only to manufacturing 

 consumers who buy in carload lots. 



The committee appointed by President Ran- 

 som to take care of this work consists of It. II. 

 Vansant, William Wilms and Secretary Doster. 



After considerable discussion on grading rules 

 and the examination of printers' proofs of the 

 new rules. Secretary Doster was instructed to 

 get out the books of new grading rules as soon 

 as possible and to supply each member with two 

 copies. No action was taken at this meeting on 

 1 lie subject of changing the rules on mouldings, 

 as some difference of opinion seemed to exist in 

 regard to them. 



The secretary's report showed the association's 

 affairs to be in the prosperous condition, which 

 is largely due to bis able regime ; an increase 



of twenty-live members has I n recorded since 



the annual' meeting in January. Also since that 

 meeting the association has become a member of 

 the National Rivers and Harbors Congress. 



A committee was appointed to place before an 

 attorney an outline of the railroad legislation 

 which has been brought before the public up to 

 the present time and to obtain an opinion there- 

 on. John B. Ransom, W. A. Gilchrist and Lewis 

 hosier were entrusted with this mission. 



The subject of admitting consumers to mem- 

 lieiship was brought up for consideration and it 

 was decided that this favor be extended only to 

 wholesale manufacturing consumers of hardwood 

 buying in carload lots. 



The following committee was appointed to dis- 

 cuss witli manufacturers of hardwood flooring 

 the advisability of becoming identified 'with the 

 organization and to report later: W. A. Gil- 

 christ, John B. Ransom, It. M. Carrier, Howard 

 Rule, Lewis Doster. 



Secretary Doster was requested to obtain ac- 

 curate weights of all hardwoods of different 

 Ihicknesses and under various conditions and 

 prepare for submission at the next meeting a 

 table of these weights. Green lumber, lumber 

 which has been drying from sixty to ninety days 

 and also that which has been in stock for four 

 to six months will be included in this list. 



The secretary reported that a number of re- 

 quests for information had been received rela- 

 tive to inspectors and inspection work generally 

 and instructions at mills especially, and it was 

 decided to place this matter before all members 

 in as full a manner as possible by circular letter. 



It was also reported by the secretary that 



young men are being trained by the association 

 for inspectors, and it was decided to continue 

 this course and broaden the department, so that 

 all communications and requests can be promptly 

 attended to. 



Mr. Doster was authorized, in view of the fact 

 that a number of new members had requested 

 it, to issue to all members now in good standing 

 and to new members a certificate of membership 

 in the association. 



After a discussion on the advisability of mov- 

 ing the offices of the association to some point in 

 the South, it was decided not to make any 

 change tit the present time. 



Delegates were appointed to represent the as- 

 sociation at the next annual meeting of the Na- 

 tional Lumber Manufacturers' Association to be 

 held at Norfolk, Va., May 28 and 29, as follows : 



R. H. Vansant, Vansant, Kitchen & Co., Ash- 

 land, Ky. 



John W. Love, Love, Boyd & Co., Nashville, 

 Tenn. 



J. W. Oakford, Cherry River Boom & Lumber 

 Company, Scranton, Pa. 



W. 



pany, 

 W. 



pany, 

 Wil 



M. McCormick, Little River Lumber Corn- 

 Philadelphia. 



A. Gilchrist, Three States Lumber Corn- 

 Memphis. 



liam Wilms, Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Com- 

 pany. Chicago. 



John B. Ransom, John B. Ransom & Co., Nash- 

 ville. 



Alternate, Lewis Doster, secretary, Chicago. 

 R. M. Carrier invited those in attendance to 

 be his guests at luncheon at the l'endennis Club, 

 and all present accepted this invitation, at which 

 time the business before the board was continued. 

 After extending the thanks of the board to 

 Mr. Carrier for his courtesy, the meeting ad- 

 journed to reassemble at the call of the president. 

 Those present were : John B. Ransom, Nash- 

 ville, Tenn. ; W. A. Gilchrist, Memphis, Tenn. ; 

 D. P. Mann, Memphis, Tenn. ; J. H. Himmel- 

 berger, Morehouse, Mo. ; R. H. Vansant, Ashland, 

 Ky. ; R. M. Carrier, Sardis, Miss., and Lewis 

 Doster, secretary. 



Establish Hardwood Plant at Bay City. 



Twenty-three acres of land on the river front 

 at Bay City, Mich., have been purchased by the 

 Richardson Lumber Company of Alpena, on 

 which will be erected a mill of large capacity. 

 The mill will be operated continuously, giving 

 employment to 125 men at the outset, this num- 

 ber being increased from time to time to keep 

 pace with the demands of the business. The 

 mill will turn out Michigan hardwoods at the 

 rate of 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 feet a year. 



The Richardson Lumber Company has a large 

 mill and extensive yards at Alpena and is Inter- 

 ested in operations elsewhere. It lias been en- 

 gaged in the manufacture of hardwoods for a 

 number of years and has established a wide 

 reputation for the excellence of its products. 



1'. W. Gilchrist of Alpena, who n Is no further 



introduction to the hardwood trade of the coun 

 try, is associated with this enterprise and Fred 

 L. Richardson is manager. 



Grading Committee Appointed. 

 A. i:. l'.eehee, secretary of the Wisconsin Hard 

 wood Lumbermen's Association, is out with .a 

 circular announcing thai at tie- meeting of the 

 association held tit Grand Rapids on March 10 a 

 committee was appointed to meet with commit- 

 tees from the National Hardwood Lumber Assi. 



elation, the Hardw 1 Manufacturers' Assocla 



tion of the Dnlted States and the Michigan Hard 

 wood Manufacturers' Association, to consider the 

 subject of a uniform set of grading rules for 

 hardwood lumber, which consists of the follow- 

 ing : A. R. owen. Owen, Wis.: II. C. Humphrey, 



Appleton, Wis.: George E. Foster. Mellen, AYis. : 

 M. J. Quinian, Sopcrton. Wis. 



The association desires every member who 

 wishes changes or additions to the present grad- 

 ing rules to write lo some member of the above 

 committee explaining just what changes are de- 



slred. Esi hilly the committee wish members 



lo write them as to their opinion in regard to 

 culling odd lengths, such its 7. 0. 11 and 1". feet. 



Meeting Cypress Manufacturers. 



On April 2 I he Southern d'ypress Manufac- 

 turers' Association held a meeting in the com- 

 mittee rooms of the Hibernia Bank building. 

 New Orleans, La., President Wilbert in the 

 chair and Secretary Watson reporting. 



Four new members were taken into the asso- 

 ciation, viz., Morley Cypress Company of Mor- 

 ley, La. ; Goodland Cypress Company of Chaca- 

 houla, La. : Hayes Cypress & Lumber Company 

 of Hayes, La.; Charenton Lumber Company of 

 Charenton, I. a. Heading of minutes of the last 

 meeting and the secretary's report were dis- 

 pensed with. Treasurer George W. Dodge ex- 

 plained that the].. «as a deficit in the treasury 

 owing to increased activity and expenses of 

 late, and that it might he necessary to increase 

 the dues in order lo carry them. This action 

 was deferred, however, until the annual meet- 

 ing of the organization, which will occur in 

 May, and a special assessment voted on Louis- 

 iana members. 



A letter from Chairman Gerrans of Hie insur- 

 ance committee was read, retelling to a recent 

 attack upon lumber manufacturers published in a 

 Louisville insurance paper. On motion of R. H. 

 Downman the committee was authorized to 

 make proper reply to the charges, for publica- 

 tion in the lumber journals. A motion was 

 also carried requesting the secretary to corre- 

 spond with members and obtain their ideas upon 

 insuring with the lumbermen's mutual in pref- 

 erence to old line companies. Much discussion 

 of insurance matters followed, which brought 

 nut several disagreeable experiences members 

 have been having of late in this regard, among 

 others the contention made by insurance people 

 that lumber destroyed by tire should lie setteld 

 for on Hi.' basis of its actual cost of manufac- 

 ture and cost of stumpage, instead of upon mar- 

 ket schedules. Several members urged that, on 

 the contrary, the mutual companies were al- 

 ways ready to settle on a fair market valua- 

 tion. Undoubtedly the questions which have been 

 raised by the Louisiana Fire Prevention Bureau 

 will result in a change of tactics on the part of 

 lumbermen. 



Chairman Downman reported for the railroad 

 and transportation committee that the ear situ- 

 ation has Improved somewhat. 



The committee on grading rules and specifica- 

 tions preset 1 mo report, but will cover its 



work fully at the annual meeting. Chairman 

 Bruce referred lo the good to i.e obtained from 

 meetings of mill foremen, tallymen and shippers, 

 and urged that tiny be supported. 



After discussions on dressing lumber, market 



iditions, price list forms and the transaction 



of minor business. President Wilbert appointed 

 the following delegates to the meeting of the 

 National I. umber Manufacturers' Association at 

 the Jamestown Exposition, May 28-29, after 

 which the meeting adjourned: R. II. Downman, 

 S. M. I'.loss. K. l.ee ki^s. rapt. .1. Dlbert and 

 John Opdenwyer. 



New Michigan Hardwood Company. 



A new lumber firm, the Liken-Brown I'helps 

 Company of Grand Kapids, Mich., has recently 



been formed, capitalized at $300, fully paid 



in. This company will engage in Hie manufac- 

 ture of lumber ami cooperage in Ontonagon 

 county as so i the plan! is completed, prob- 

 ably early in the fall. 



Those interested are Charles A. Phelps, presi- 

 dent, and William A. Phelps, eice president, 



