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|#|;j^ Brief Sketch iSfational Association [| 



The orpraniziition of the N:itinn!il n;irihvood Lumber Association 

 was conceived at a meeting held at the ohi Kinsley's restaurant, which 

 was located on the present site of the Marquette building, on Adams 

 and Dearborn streets, Chicago. This meeting was the result of a gen- 

 eral call and occurred on April 8, 1898, the object being to formulate 

 uniform hardwood grading rules. There were in attendance at this 

 function a number of men who are still actively identified with the 

 administration of the association's business; but a considerable per- 

 centage of those who were active in the formation of the organiza- 

 tion are now either out of business or have since died. 



Following is the list of names signed on the menu cards which 

 described the dinner enjoyed by the original organizers, on the occa- 

 sion of the first meeting' sixteen years ago: 



George J. Krcbs. Cairo, III. : E. E. Goodlnndcr, Memphis. Vcun. ; ^\°illi»ni 

 C. Ballej, Minneapolis, Minn.: W. H. Russc, then of Cairo. III., now of 

 Memphis, Tenn. : George Uttloford, Cincinnati, O. : F. H. Smith, St. Louis, 

 ilo. : A. J. Uing, St. I.OU1S, Mo.: Theodore Tlummer, St. I-ouls, Mo.; W. E. 



Smith, Cairo, III.; \V. B. liutkm, Haclii-, \V1«. ; Wlllhiiii C. Illiiuveld. N<'W 

 Madrid. -Mo. ; M. II. CoolidKc Minn.ni.iilis. Minn. ; T. It. Stone, Cincinnati. 

 (». ; J. Watt Graham, Cincinnati. O. ; W. A. lli-Dnett. Cinclnnuti, O. ; It. A. 

 Klpp, Cincinnati, O. ; Leiand G. BanninK, Cinclnnuti, O. ; T. J. MolTctt, 

 Cincinnati, O. ; ,1. H. Uixrocli, Cincinnati, O. : Gcorjie Holebrook and U. 

 Blmford, addresses not gltcn; L. B. I.esb, CbicaKo, ill.; A. K. VinncdKe, 

 Chicago, 111. ; Uarvcy S. IIa.vden, Chicago, III, 



The direct result of this first meeting was the perfecting of a set 

 of inspection rules and the order to have these rules printed. 



In the spring of 1901 the organization applied for a charter under 

 the Illinois laws, which application was granted. 



It developed in 1902 that the mere formation of uniform hard- 

 wood grading rules was of doubtful value in the absence of the gen- 

 eral application of these rules. That is, it was found that various 

 concerns throughout the country were inspecting lumber along the 

 old lines as they employed their own inspectors who had been trained 

 by the old guard, and had not yet assimilated the new specifications. 



il.l... rKESIDENT 



