HARDWOOD RECORD 



tlu- Hlr.li 



D'tiiinr llip liomlork iKlvcriUlnii nliuut llir lint of 



NivmlKT II U rrrlnln tbat Wlmxinaln and ii|i|mt MlrhlKiiu will fiirnlitli 



. ir,. r. ,..ii.,ii ii<rc*r iniirkrt for briiilork as llim- u<mh4 od. Tlirri' In ii 



' ' iif land to conic Into nericullural di'Vi'lopmcnt In tlirm- 



ii> n errat dral of liulldlng— tlu' ninti-rlnl for wblrli wi- 



I nbli-h we will ripply If «r innki- Iho proper effort to 



initrket. 



> Ish to miy that v bnre conic flrmly to tbe roncluiilon 



idv<-rli<>liii: ciinipitlan for onr produrtx, HUch as we up' 



il>'\ N tbe liest powlble form of buslnenK Iniiuraueo tbm 



M> We bnv.' Just !s<M- tliroiii:b a trylni: twelve uionths' period 



■ iKluewt wllb reninrkiilile Htultlilty for our prwhictii. While the 



Ik liy no nnjinN dlapositl to eliilni thni this uood Kliowlng Is 



.. .Iiie to onr pnhllclty wnrk. we do iM-lleve that whiit we linvi' done 



■ iiiui: the imm two years \» hrlnulni: results* which ninount to ninny times 

 •lie coat of onr niodoKt tampnlens. We arc ao'ompllsblne this at a cost of 



uljr one cent per M n|>on onr shipments — an amount which Is really InslK- 

 .iTicant when we conshhr wluii Un- mlv. rtl-iers of otiiei- pr'"l"'- "—i '■■ 

 n good Investment. 



Report of BaUroad Committee 

 '!eorj!o H. Chapninn, ehairniaii of the r:iilroH<l coniniiltee. le 

 IMirteil that nothing in particular had come before his attention 

 -iiicc the last meeting. He stated that while no ilecision was 

 ••iidereil in the Missouri river case and he could not tell just 

 ■^ hen a decision would be rendered, the briefs were filed and it was 

 .!• to the Interstate Commerce Commission. He further stated 



■ li.it the Soo line is rei'onsidering the rates recently made for the 

 ivision west of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and that he paid little 

 r no attention to them since his firm was not affected, also that 



ihesc rat<?s did not aflfect many members. He was of the opinion 

 that it would be usele.ss to spend any money in fighting these 



■ hanges. 



The car shortage was of more importance at present to Chair- 

 man Chapman, and he proposes following the plan adopted by the 

 Wisconsin Land and Lumber Company of Hermansville, Mich., 

 liy which it is using the following stamp on all letters mailed to 

 its customers: 



WAK.MXG 



We have seldom mentioned car shortage, but now view 

 the Impending ear shortage as the most serious of any time 

 within the thirty years of our lumber shipplne. 



Cars are already reslrletcd and wc arc sincere In onr 

 slated belief that orders arc going to suffer exasjicratlng and 

 costly delays on account of the most serious car shortage 

 in history. 



OUR .ST-M-KMENT IS NOT I.VSriKKU nV .\ noOST 

 1-((K BISIXKSS. 



Beport of Efficiency Committee 



In the absence of a formal report from the eilieiency committee, 



.Secretary Kellogg read a report from K. S. Ilummond of Kice Lake, 



Wis., which stated his idea of reducing costs of lumber production. 



A Letter From J. E. Bhodes 



J. E. Rhodes, secretary of the National Lumber Manufacturers' 

 .Vs.sociation, was unable to be present to deliver the address for 

 which he was slated, and his letter was therefore read and lis- 

 tened to with keen interest. This letter appears in full on another 

 page of this issue. 



Address by Leonard Bronson 



At the request of President r;i>oJiiian. Leonard Bronson of the 

 .\merican Lumberman made a short but spicy talk. He stated 

 that he does not always agree with those who are outlining gen- 

 oral conditions, though in the main they were right that a better 

 feeling was upon us. The happenings in Kuropc the last few 

 ilays mean much to us — just what he was unable to state though 

 they would probably tighten the money market. However, those 

 nations not involved in the war will not be affected but wiU 

 profit in a business way. He expressed confidence in this re- 

 covering. He further stated that he had just returned from a trip 

 through Ohio and that there was a decidedly increased demand 

 for lumber by retail yards as well as the manufacturing industries. 



.Mr. Mronson xnid that the yarda which had complete atocka weri.« 

 gelling pri'iiiiuins for lumber requireil for immediate uae. Tho 

 ilemnnd for i|uick shipniontN inndo him feel very much encournged. 



S<-rretury Frank P. Kiali of the National Hardwood Luinbvr 

 .\sHncintion, delivered a forceful and euinpelling appeiil for uniteii 

 liupport for his orgnnir.ution in the controversy in hardwood grid' 

 ing rules which has been institnted by eertuin large hurdwooil 

 consumers. This question has been fully prosenteil in past issuca 

 of II.MIPWOOP Rk<'OHIi. 



I'pon motion President (Miodnian adjourned the meeting, nllow- 

 ing the members time to eat Inneh and visit th.- plant of th<5- 

 Prescott Company. 



TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION 



.\t 2:30 the business session was continued. I>r. Herman Vuir 

 Schrenck of .St. Louis, Mo., after being introdnee.l by Secretary 

 Kellogg, delivereil a very instructive aildress on •' Fireprooflng 

 Lumber." He pointed out to lumbermen that there was a greater 

 need to study the utilization of lumber as a whole than to study 

 the fire question. Merchandizing lumber is no ilifferent from 

 irierchaudizing any other product. What luniberinen should do is 

 tN study their product. He stateil that practically no attempt had' 

 iicen made to group lumber into kinds instead of grailes; that 

 no attention had ben paid to variation in fitness. He chose a 

 rotted piece of hemlock picked up from a sidewalk a few moments 

 previously. He stated that untreated hemlock put in walks 

 showed poor judgment — that ignorance of its real merits brought 

 prejudice and enemies; on the other hand if sold and used properly 

 hemlock had merits that would add friends. He brought home 

 his ])oint by citing the honesty of allied trades in aitmitting the 

 various weaknesses of cement ami other building materials, and 

 c.xhorteil the lumber fraternity to overcome prejudice by the study 

 of their product. He then spoke of the few creosoting and treat- 

 ing plants at several locations, showing how they were making 

 money and securing good results, turning low-grade stock into 

 high-grade stock, giving as the reason that the .Vmerican public 

 will buy the best on the market. He next answered his own 

 question, "How shall wc demonstrate our sale?'" Like concrete 

 men, admit good and bad qualities. They show that steel rusts, 

 that sidewalks are defective, but they also show how to remedy 

 these defects. "How can we do this with lumber?" Don't deny 

 that lumber decays, study how to avert decay, study the various- 

 usages of your own lumber and then act accordingly. Dr. Von 

 .Schrenck then read statistics showing fire losses in several coun- 

 tries. The.se questions are being studied by the Lumber Under- 

 writers and other companies, as well as another organization — 

 The National Fire Protective Association. The workings of this 

 organization he explained in detail, showing how the prejudice of 

 the Underwriters and other companies — not to mention architects, 

 contractors and builders — is being overcome — that prior to their 

 existence it was impossible to secure jirojier insurauce. Ho con- 

 cluded his remarks by urging this association, as a body, to join 

 this new organization. He elaborated on the various countries 

 insisting on the treating of railroad materials and further stated 

 that the future would bring a real fire protective paint — that the 

 time will come when retail lumberman will have their own small 

 treating plants. 



Following Dr. Von Schrenck there ensued a discussion on the 

 subject of treating plants and the work of the National Fire 

 Protective .Association, concluding with a motion by Mr. Holt, 

 which was carried, that the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood 

 Manufacturers' .Association join this association. 

 Beport of Bureau of Grades 



M. J. Quinlan. chairman of the bureau of grades, had no writ- 

 ten report, stating that those who had already spoken had thor- 

 oughly covered the field. However, he could not refrain from 

 adding that No. 3 hardwood was an excellent asset due to the 

 large ilemand for grain doors and the limited amount of this stock 

 on hand. He believed the supply will last about ninety days. 



A discussion relative to the question of membership to the 

 National Hardwood Lumber .Association followed. It was con- 



