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President's Talk 



h'olloniiii; tlio roiiiliiiu of the iiiiiiiitc.'* iiiiil rull I'lill l'rf!<iili>iit 

 't W. Lonl !(|ioko briftlv. Hi- rovicwcil tho nctuni iici'oiiipliKh 

 iiioiit.s of the UKKOciiitioii, IiiyiiiK pnrtii'iilnr HtrcHH on the rosultH 

 of tho rant nc-cotiiitiiiK iiivi'!<ti|;ntioii ciinbliiig tho veiicor iiikI imiu'l 

 iiiiiniifiii'tiirtTs to ii!«'(<rtiiiii rosts with rcnitonablp ari-urncy. Tlio 



• tTiirts also ini'luilivl tho forinulatioii of iiiiifonii daU'M coiKlitioiiK, 



• that qiiotatioiiK are now more fair ami nniforni than over before. 



As to veneer inspection, I're.siilent Lonl sniil that the association 



"W has fair rnles in effect, but on account of the fact tliat niaiiii 



■i.turers are not more insistent in instructing their liis|pect(>rs, 



me little trouble is experienced. He suggested the desirability 



1 greater interest in this feature. Commending the excellent 



-pection work being done by the National Harclwood Lumber 



\-iOciation on lumber, President Lord saiil that there is no reason 



why this same effectiveness cannot be accomplished in connection 



with veneers. He stated that tliis is one of the most desired aiconi- 



I'lishments of the executive coinmittee. 



Mr. Lord told oi' 'he excellent work being done by tlie traveling 

 • presentntive for the association, Mr. Roach. He instanced sev- 



• r.il cases in which Mr. Roai-h has acted as arbitrator and has 

 .settled controversie.s satisfactorily to the contending parties. The 

 president stated that Mr. Roach is well posted on cla.ssification 

 anil grades of veneers and is competent to pass on questions 

 regarding stock. He stateil it would be to the good of the asso- 



• iation members if the buyers of their products could be brought 

 to a realization of the fact that Mr. Roach is in a position to 

 arbitrate ilisputes fairly ami satisfactorily to both parties. 



Referring to the graile and inspection bureau, the iiresldeiit .sai.l 

 that through this means the members can secure information about 

 buyers that cannot i)Ossibly be secureil in any other wav. which 

 incluiles .suggestions as to their inspection habits. He .Miij^gcstcil 

 that this bureau should l>e used more fully. 



The jiresident then stateil that while the association has accom- 

 plished much it still has a great deal to do. He pleaded for more 

 hearty moral su]iport from among the memljers themselves. 



He dejdored the tendency during dull times to cut off association 

 dues as a means of reducing expenses, stating that when times are 

 dull members of the association are more in need of its assistance 

 than ever. In touching on juice-cutting, the president said that 

 nothing can be more disastrous and that it does not create busi- 

 ness, but rather on the other hand discourages it. He said that 

 when a man cuts prices he must necessarily skimp his grade, which 

 consequently results in dissatisfied customers. 



The president expressed his confidence in the future development 

 of the veneer business, which, he said, is increasing in importance 

 as to price and volume constantly. He pleaded that the members 

 do not attempt to force the market, but rather limit their cut or 

 hold their stock until they can gain jirices which .Mrc loiiimeiisurate 

 with good business. 



Secretary's Beport 



Secretary E. H. Defebaugh gave an instance of lack of associa- 

 tion work which is resulting now in a considerable price reduc- 

 tion on the average run of yellow pine. He said that formerly a 

 tentative selling sheet was used V>y members which was but an 

 indication of what prices should reasonably be. This, however, 

 was done away with through the efforts of the state of Missouri 

 :ind federal government, and as a consequence there is no uniform- 

 ity in prices, and the yellow pine situation is pretty well demoral- 

 ized. 



In commenting on the box business, the secretarj* stated that it 

 is in first-class shape, and because of that this indicates a general 

 activity in various commodities which necessarily are shipped in 



of vonoors and counnelod ngninst sending ont gn-cn Halesnien, who 

 would be apt to attempt to buy tho trade iindor present conditioiiH. 



.Secretary Defebaugh urged all meniberH to jnill for the National 

 <'hambor of Coiiiniorce. ]\i' said that it was oiignged in u trc- 

 inenilous work and needs the support of every businesH man, par 

 ticularly in its efforts to off-set the unfair efforts of trade unions. 

 Ho stated that tho advantage of having this one- body to represent 

 business men is that it as an organization would make a better 

 impression on the lawmakers than individual bodies of buHiness 

 men. 



In reporting for tho treasurer, Mr. Defebaugh said that the 

 association had on hand on December ix. *1'<!I.17: balance due to 

 .late as .1il.'.->(i.l-J; dues receivable lf400. 



Discussion on Log Preservation 



Tho iirosi.lcnt called upon (ieorgo lleiikc of The Ucorge Honke 

 Company, .\cw York, who gave a short talk on the preservation of 

 logs. 



!S. B. Anderson of Memphis referred to a report on log preserva- 

 tion delivered by the technical research committee before the (iuiii 

 Lumber Manufacturers' Association convention at Memphis a 

 couple of weeks ago. According to Mr. Anderson the main sug- 

 gestion was that to ]>rovent rotting it is necessary to cover the 

 logs with some substance immediately After cutting and before 

 fungi have begun their work. It was also suggested that the best 

 remedy is to saw the logs as soon as possible after they have 

 been cut. 



Mr. Leinke of Wausau, Wis., stated lie cuts his logs as soon as 

 jiossible in order to save them from rotting and checking. He 

 said he has little trouble in preventing end-checking and splitting 

 by the use of different apjilications which he haa experimented 

 with, but he can't sto]i the rotting with tho use of any preserva- 

 tive treatment, and hence resorts to the only method he knows of, 

 that is, cutting his logs as soon as possible. 



He stated that logs laying in the woods from October to Decem- 

 ber will be dry rotted two feet from the end. This rot he said is 

 caused by sap working out from the ends through the preservative. 



C. T. Jarrell of Humboldt, Tenn., said he never had found a 

 successful ])reventive of dry rotting. He said that his concern 

 cuts its logs after September 1 for the winter and spring work, 

 stating that it finds less damage to timber than in the summer-cut 

 logs. There is some damaged timber at all times and the only 

 remedy he could suggest for jireventing rot is to saw immediately 

 after cutting. He said there is not much trouble in preventing 

 checking, but there is in sap rotting. 



Mr. Setter in speaking of basswood said that it spoils readily; 

 that logs cut in October, November and the first part of December 

 will keep better if cut well after the sap starts. lie further stated 

 that logs immersed in water will be preserved longer. 



Mr. Lemke said that while birch will lie jireserved in water, 

 basswood will sour if immersed. He suggested covering the ends 

 '.vith canvas, stating that it worked pretty well. 



S. h. Anderson said that the theory of jireserving logs is keep- 

 ing air away from the ends of the logs, and that sealing them 

 should prevent damage if used immediately before. 



I'resideut Lord said that the season of cutting should have more 

 attention. 



Mr. Haskell stated that in his opinion deterioration results from 

 souring and that no amount of sealing will prevent souring. 



I'resident Lord on motion of J. T. Edwards appointed a com- 

 mittee of three to investigate the question thoroughly. 



A. E. Gorham suggested the advisability of using more careful 

 methods of log buying, stating that if the members could but 

 govern their purchases according to what they would probably 

 use there would be a considerably decreased loss in damaged logs. 

 He said that through the purchase of only enough logs to last 



