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This nomination was seconded by Jolm W. McClure of Memphis, who 

 expressed himself as very ■ appreciative of Mr. Stimson 'a eminent 

 qualifications for the, office. 



F. S. Underhill moved that the nomination be closed and Secretary 

 Fish was instructed to cast a ballott for Mr. Stimson 's election. 



Alexander Schmidt of Cincinnati nominated Hugh McLean of 

 Buffalo for second vice-president, this nomination being seconded 

 by W. M. Weston. It was then moved that the nominations be 

 closed and the ballot for Mr. McLean was cast by the secretary on 

 motion. 



Frederick L. Brown of Chicago was named for the third vice- 

 president by Murdock MeLeod of the same city. Theodore Fathauer 

 also of Chicago seconded the motion, and on motion the nominations 

 were closed and Mr. Brown was duly elected to the office by ballot 

 cast by the secretary for the association. 



While waiting for a report from the committee on directors, Presi- 

 dent Babcock asked for short talks from the newly elected vice- 

 presidents. Mr. Stimson, Mr. McLean and Mr. Brown each responded 

 briefly but effectively. 



John M. Woods then announced that he was ready to report and 

 recommended the following names as logical directors for the ensu- 

 ing three years: Edward Buckley, J. L. Kendall, W. E. Chamber- 

 lin, Charles Barnaby, Alexander Schmidt, W. F. Hetheringtou and 

 M. J. Quinlan. 



These gentlemen were duly elected as directors for the three year 

 terms. 



John W. McClure of Mcmjjhis moved that the association put itself 

 on record by a standing vote as appreciative of the unusually success- 

 ful entertainment features offered by the members of the Buffalo 

 trade. This motion was duly carried. 



J. L. Kendall moved that a vote of thanks be tendered to retiring 

 President Barnaby for his effective work during his three years of 

 office. 



Murdock McLeod of Chicago moved that all retiring officers and 

 directors be accorded a similar vote of thanks. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



EISTTEETAINMENT 



The entertainment for the visitors consisted of a well-organized 

 and weU carried out trip to Niagara Falls, followed by a banquet at 

 the New Clifton Hotel on the evening of Thursday, the trip starting 

 from the Hotel Statler, Buffalo, at 2 P. M. sharp. This is covered 

 more fully in a story in another part of the paper in this issue. 



The further features were an elaborate banquet tendered to the 

 visiting men at the Hotel Statler on the evening of Friday, and a 

 similar function given for the benefit of the visiting ladies. 



The banquet was an elaborate affair and was carried off most 

 successfully. Each diner was supplied with a booklet containing a 

 list of songs in which selections were sung by everybody from time 

 to time. On this occasion Edgar Niel acted as announcer, and carried 

 off his part to' perfection. A very effective harmony was gotten out 

 of the visiting lumbermen. 



The feature of the entertainment at the banquet, in addition to 

 the offerings of professional singers, was a Dutch selection by A. W. 

 Kreinheder, president of the Buffalo Lumber Exchange. A song, 

 an old favorite, ' ' Silver Threads Among the Gold, ' ' was sung. 

 Thomas Ellicott Coale of Philadelphia, who possesses a pleasing bari- 

 tone, led, singing the verses as a solo and calling for all of the 

 banqueters to join in the chorus, which they did most effectively. 



Fred Zander, a prominent business man of Buffalo, courteously 

 accepted an invitation to assist in the entertainment. Mr. Zander 

 is better than the average professional entertainer, being gifted 

 not only vpith a brilliant mind and personality, but with a droll form 

 of wit, which rendered his rambling talk unusually entertaining. His 

 imitation of the one-time description of the Falls (?) at Rochester, 

 as delivered by Daniel Webster when that gentleman was in a condi- 

 tion of stimulated mental activity, was especially amusing. 



A catchy little song concerning the peculiar style adopted by the 

 unnaturalized Dutch citizens was being whistled or hummed during 

 the second day 's convention sessions by everybody. Mr. Krein- 



heder volunteered to lead in the singing of this song at the banquet, 

 using the German verses which usually go with it, the banqueters 

 joining in the chorus. 



A considerable number of the guests left in time to catch the late 

 evening trains for different points. 



The affair was well attended and a spirit of congeniality, which 

 for the most part was not artificially inspired, prevailed. 



Baltimore Export Figures for May 



The export trade, as measured by the statistics of the Baltimore 

 Custom House, shows no improvement of a decisive character, the 

 statement for May disclosing a continuance of the shrinkage in move- 

 ment with which the trade has become familiar for more than a year. 

 The last month, as compared with the corresponding period of last 

 year, exhibits a falling off of more than fifty per cent in values, the 

 aggregate being only $107,323 as against $261,863 for May, 1913. 

 Again it is oak that leads in the falling off, the figures being 2,738,000 

 and 984,000 feet, respectively, though the percentage of decline in 

 some other items is even greater, relatively. Practically every classi- 

 fication shows a heavy drop, the exhibit as a whole being rather dis- 

 couraging. But there is one source of comfort, this being the 

 reflection that as against April of the present year, a gain is to 

 be recorded. The total value of exports for April was a little more 

 than $104,000, so that the aggregate of $107,323 for May actually 

 represents an upward turn that at least furnishes a basis for the 

 hope that the worst has passed and that from now on a slow but 

 steady recovery may be looked for. The exporters here have been 

 extremely quiet and none of the recent developments have been of 

 a nature to make the shippers feel more expectant, but it may be 

 that the foreign requirements will expand from now on, the situation 

 abroad being regarded as more favorable. The comparative export 

 figures are as follows: 



May. 1914 



Quantity, Value 

 Feet 



Logs. Hickory 40,000 $ 1,296 



Logs, Oak 10,000 300 



Logs, Walnut 101,000 6,498 



Logs, all others 10,000 500 



Lumber, Oak 984,000 35,956 



Lumber. White Pine 29,000 1,200 



Lumber, Short Leaf 245,000 7,028 



Lumber, Poplar 49,000 1,812 



Lumber, Spruce 28,000 1,250 



Lumber, Gum .... 



Lumber, all others ,347,000 15,416 



Shooks 



Staves 27,247 2.670 



All other manufactures of lumber 10,937 



Doors .... 



Furniture 2,546 



Trimmings .... 



All other manufactures of wood 19,914 



Totals $107,32.3 



Feet 

 153,000 



10,000 

 526,000 



22,000 

 2,738,000 



32,890 



660 



87,830 



Eastern Retailers Lose Final Appeal 



The supreme court at Washington handed down & decision on June 

 22 which declared it illegal for retail lumber dealers to blacklist 

 wholesalers for seeking to sell direct to consumers. The case came to 

 the supreme court on an appeal by the Eastern States Eetail Lumber 

 Dealers' Association against an injunction issued against it by the 

 circuit court of southern New York. The association was charged 

 with conspiring to prevent wholsale lumber dealers from selling direct 

 to consumers. It was held that the retailers may stop dealing with a 

 wholesaler who they think is acting unfairly, but his rights do not 

 include an effort to persuade others to do the same. 



The Intermountain Rates 



On June 22 the United States supreme court at Washington handed 

 down a decision in what is known as the ' ' intermountain rate case. ' ' 

 It upheld the zone system as established by the Interstate Commerce 

 Commission. That means, in substance, that railroads shall not 

 charge more for a short haul than for a long one passing over the 

 same routes; and that the commission, and not the railroads, has 

 authority to suspend this rule. The United States is divided into 

 five zones, and railroads passing through two or more zones shall 

 not charge less for a distant one than for the one nearer, without 

 permission from the Interstate Commerce Commission. 



