HARDWOOD RECORD 



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ivssociatioii and :i copy ..! it s.iit t.. Mrs. ll.iny II, cil.son. 



Annual Philadelphia Exchange 



The Philadelphia Lnmliermen's Exthaiigc licld its twcnty-eightii nmiiial 

 meeting on the afternoou of April 9, President Benjamlu Stoker in the 

 chair. After the reading of the minutes of the last annual meeting, 

 President Stoker appointed H. P. Kobinson, judge, and James A. Uichard- 

 sou and .toscpli r. fonicKys, ch^ction officers. Tr.'.asunT Charles P. 

 M^Mili iij'i, 1..0I hi .iiihu.il i.|.,.ii, uhi-L Ih.'A.il 111, i:\cliange to be 



ill ■ -I . '■ ' I'l' I , ■ .1 1 1, I. acting of the 



ri'i ' I ■ I ■ ■•I,. I , I. I '• • I ,, ' ', . r-.'dlt bureau, 



ri'iol i'\ -\iiM. ■! I . -li. • , . h,ir iiM'i, .lull. 1 1 nil II -11,1 1 1:11, I . ,i, MS it proved 

 courlusivcly thai ui-cal and ^ood woi'k had Im-c'H done in this department. 

 Kredcrick S. Underbill moved that the report be received and spread 

 upon the minutes and that the Exchange tender a vote of thanks to the 

 committee for its valuable services. 



President Stoker, after calling upon Vice-President \V. H. Fritz to 

 preside, then read his annual report, which was an interesting and con- 

 cise rgsum« of the work accomplished by the Exchange. Following this, 

 nominations were in order. James A. Richardson placed William II. 

 Fritz of W. H. Fritz & Co. for president ; William C. MacBride named 

 Charles M. Chestnut, vice-president and "general manager of the Yellow 

 Pine Compan.v of Philadelphia, for vice-president, and Frederick S. 

 rnderhill nominated the present treasurer, Charles P. Maule, to succeed 

 himself. Samuel B. Vrooman, Franklin II. Smedley and Eli B. Hallowell 

 were named as auditors. Uobert C. Lippincott, whose term docs not ex- 

 pire for two years, will again be joined by Daniel Adams as trustee of 

 tbo relief fund. There being no opposition, the secretary cast a ballot 

 to elect the list. The only contest occurred in the election of three 

 directors for three years. Five names bad been placed on the boards 

 at the meeting of April 3, from which at this meeting J. .TJandail 

 Williams, Jr., John W. Coles and Paul P. Pearson were chosen to fill 

 the three vacancies. A vote of thanks was extended to the manager 

 of the Crozer building for courtesies extended to the Exchange, also to 

 the various lumber journals for copies placed on file in the Exchange 

 rooms. The following resolution referring to the death of the late 

 Henry H. Gibson was offered by J. Randall Williams, Jr., and adopted. 



Wiii:iu:.\s. the grim reaper has claimed our friend, Henry H. Gibson, 

 of riii I ., ,iih| 11 moved him from the fields of earthly activity to his 

 I'la.. Ill 11 1 riial garner, and 



w I 1 1 I \ H. Gibson was highly esteemed by our members as 



an I I III in all matters relating to the welfare of the lumber 



t|..i'i I .iiir,\-. an advocate of a high standard of ethical ideals, 



a 1 ilie forests and an ardent advocate of true forestry, 



Ki I 11 we hereby express our sincere sorrow for the loss of 



till I I ill III and our" humble sympathy with his widow and rela- 

 Ih. ,11..! . ■ iiirtber 



1:1 .1 II. 11 .1 this resolution be spread upon the minutes of the 

 l.iiii I 1 I inge, and a copy forwarded to Mrs. Henry H. Gibson 



anil I 11 111 Record, of which he was the founder and able editor. 



sii 1 ; [,. i; lollowed by the newly elected officers, after which a 

 distuo.^iou na= tiitered upon as to the advisability of changing the 

 meetings from monthly to quarterly. It was finally moved that the 

 matter be referred for consideration to committee on by-laws and rules 



and that the latter confer with the adniluistration and report to the 

 Exchange at a later meeting — a suggestion which was adopted. 



J. Randall Williams, Jr., urged the Exchange members to interest them- 

 selves in the Forest Products Exhibition to he held in New York from 

 May 21 to 30. 



On the motion of Amos Y. Lesher, a vote of thanks was extended to 

 the very eflicient secretary, Jolin II. Lank, for his economical handling of 

 the credit bureau. The secretary of the Exchange is appointed by the 

 board of directors and it is safe to predict that the genial, courteous and 

 ever-obliging Mr. I.ank will continue to be found in tb<> little office in 

 the Exchange rooms. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



The banquet was held at seven o'clock in the dome room on the roof 

 of the Bellevue Stratford hotel. The tables, which were decorated with 

 Easter flowers, were arranged to accommodate groups of from six up. as 

 desired by the members who brought their friends to enjoy with them 

 this festivity. .\s a delightful accompaniment to the banquet, the popu- 

 lar Kindling Wood quartette rendered some choice selections. A select 

 vaudeville show was the salient and enjoyable feature of the evenings 

 entertainment. Booklets, the covers of which were made gay with a 

 border of spring blossoms and an artistically tied bow of ribbon, were 

 carried away as souvenirs. They contained the menu and the names 

 of the members of the Exchange, and were contributed with the com- 

 pliments of the Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual lire luMirance Cnni- 



Iiany, this city; the Lumber Mutual Fire Insuranr. r m I'.nston. 



Mass.; the Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance CompaiiN \ii. i.i.i iiiiio; 

 the Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Compaii.\ 1 .1 1 1 . i ind., 

 and the Central Manufacturer.s' Mutual Insurance ('oii,|,.ni.i. v.m w i-rt, 

 Ohio. The comndttee in charge of this alfair was composed of George 

 ."V. Howes, chairman ; George Rodgmen, Paul P. Pearson, J. Edward 

 Smith and W. H. Wyatt. 



Nashirtlle Club Plans Extensive Outing 



Members of the Nashville hardwood trade are planning a unique trip 

 which will take them to most of the principal cities of the East, via 

 Buffalo where they will attend the National Hardwood Lumber Association 

 convention. The principal object of the trip is to boost Nashville and 

 Introduce members of the Nashville trade to the territory through which 

 the trip will be made. Of course the pleasant side of the journey is also 

 to be taken into consideration. 



A great deal of enthusiasm is being expressed over the proposition both 

 because of the novelty of the idea and of the pleasure anticipated. Most 

 of the members of the trade are planning to take their wives or other 

 members of their families. Of course, the wives will not be called upon 

 to visit the trade personally, but will he given an opportunity of enjoying 

 the sights while the menfolks do the work. 



It is planned to distribute a ton or so of literature which will be handed 

 out by the Nashville lumbermen on the trip, and taken altogether the 

 proposition is planned as the biggest advertisement which has been at- 

 tempted for some time. 



The view the Nashville lumbermen take of the proposition is that the 

 very fact of the trip being possible and the enthusiasm with which the 

 members of the Nashville club are entering into the project, is the best 

 proof to outsiders that when working with the Nashville Lumbermen's 

 Club they will see that through its arbitration committee such buyer or 

 seller gets a square deal. 



