HARDWOOD RECORD 



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^nini* (Hillry of InidliiK niiioug tlipni 

 n' rrqiilrfiiii-iilii n-lll t><< i-nrrlrd nut 



, was a fcaiun- i>f ttip n'wiit nii-i'llim wliPii 

 of ilii< Unil«vHI- & NnnlivlIlK llallmnd mill 

 -^••*'»m1'm! flic wfv^kly lunrhiHiii. TliriH' iimmi 



- .1 It wnn nnnlly drrldiil that 



II li'iiri- Siiiidny nlglit, June 



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 II. wlicrc tb<° 



Ir lUIrlct. Sunday will Ih- di'voti'd In hIkIiI xeoliiR Irlim 



•I.. : Toronto. 



t... ,....: i\r Monday mornlnR, orrlvInK nt ItorlipKti-r the Knmc 



da;. 'il>i- rr>l uf (bat day and nlRlit will Im? Hprut nt Koclipstor and tin- 

 orit day at Syracuno and .Mliany. Tlw followlni: mnrnhiK the party will 

 go down th. Iliids.-.n via the IludHon Hlvor I>ny line, nrrlvlni; nt Now York 



.m . 1 Il.re the pnrty Itwif win tormlniito. 



ilnly Indlenti'n that the NiiHhrllle lumliermen are not 

 (.1 I moiit exei'llent pleatiurc trip, but arc golnR to do a 



k-r vllle In tlh- menntlMie. 



PMladelphla Golfers in Tourney 



Ihc Philadelphia I.unihernien's <i<>lf Chih pliiyed Us first gaiiio of lh<- 



:iv>n on the links of the Atlantic City Country Club, nt Northfleld. 



N. J., April 17. The grounds of the Atlantic City Country Club nre 



lontrd a couple of miles west of IMeasantvllle. The club house Is 



-altuated In the north end on a knoll and the ground grndunlly slopes 

 ■outhward with a b«autlful view of Atlnntle City, with the Atlantic 

 orcan as a back ground. It was an ld<-al day. and the spirits of the 



igolfers soari'd to high mark. Twenty-six members divided Into two 

 threc-Konies and lire foursomes participated in the game, which resulted 

 Id flrit prlie, a pair of golf shoes, won by W. II. Krltz. The nejct lowest 

 net gross was a tie between J. H. Scboflcld, S. P. Bowers, F. A. Benson 

 and II. Wldfleld Allen; the committee decided for second and third 

 priies by cutting. a deck of cards. J. n. Scbofleld won second, a stickpin, 

 and to S. P. Bowem fell tl>e third prize, three golf balls. 



.\ dinner was served In the ilulihousi' nt 7 p. m. after which a short 

 meeting of the club was l>eld with I'resident Kugene W. Fry In the 

 chair. .\t this meeting the subjeit of admitting nonplaying members wna 

 thoroughly discussed, but It was decided to leave the matter to the 



■executive committee, which will ro|)ort Its decision at the next meeting. 

 With the first game played iRfrlns the competition for the president's 

 priie. which will continue throughout the year. The lowest ten net 

 •cores at each game will count. The winner will be the member who ha» 



•acored the greatest number of^ points and has played In Ave out of a 

 total of seven games during the season. The Lumbermen's ncview of 

 New York, has presenteii n sniitnase to the club, also to be competed for. 

 It has l>een decided the winner shall be the member having the lowest 

 average net score for live gnnns. 



Begnlar Meeting Memphis Club 



The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Lumbermen's Club of 

 Memphis was held at the HotPl Gayoso on .\pril IK, with flfty-flve 

 members and guests presents. J. I). Allen. .Ir., was In the chair, while 

 -C. U. Kadel, after a rather extended absence at Itockford, III., filled his 

 position as secretary. The usual lunchon was served. Among tin' 

 prominent guests present were Otis .\. Kelger of the Memphis Band Mill 

 •Company of Memphis, with headquarters nt Grand Kaplds, Mich., and 

 Philip .\. Ilyan of the Philip A. Ryan Lumber Company, Onalaska, Tex. 

 Mr. liynu was a menilier of the club for some years, having been In 

 business here before removing to his present location. 



.\ letter was read from E. F. Perry, secretary of the Notional Wholesale 

 Lumber I>ealers* Assorhitlon. asking the club to endorse the bill Intro- 

 duced Into the House by Representative Sabath making it a crime, 

 punishable by fine or imprlwnment. or both, to use the mails to circulate 

 any false statement or facts on which credit Is sought. The letter a'.so 

 asked that the action of the club be communicated to both senators 

 and representatives at Washington. Tbc subject was referred to the law 

 and Insurance committee for report and recommendation. There Is very 

 little doubt that the matter win receive favorable action as there Is 

 much abuse ,^f credits and as the 1nml>ermen are anxious that anything 

 looking to the obtaining of credits on a false basis shall be proiierly 

 dealt with. 



Minutes of a special nicetlnp nf the board of directors were read. 

 Th"se showed that the latter, at the direction of the club, given at a 

 previous meeting, had dlscus,spd the best method of maktug use of the 

 rooms in the Business Men's Club recently finished and furnished by the 

 Xunibormcn^ iCIub of 3Ieni!*his and that they had appointed F. E. Stone- 



brakei to mnfer with the DaalnpM Men'a Club rrgardlng the arcurlng 

 of u Jiiliii •(• iioKraidii-r to occupy the ru<ims In queslion. Mr. Hlone 

 braker liii» not yet nimie bin reiMirl. The dlrt'Ctam alMi autliorUetl the 

 furnlaliing eoiiiiiilttt'e. of which Mr. Stonebraker la rhalniinn. !.• arrange 

 fur the neiN-i.»iiry d<iik», cnblnela nnd other appurtenaucea. The placing 

 of a iMTiiinmiil attache In the rtmma la etperted to nialerlnlly Incn-aae 

 the alliniiniiee and result In greater relurna Iherefroni than have been 

 obtained ro lar. 



It was announced at Ihla meeting that S. II. Amieraou had agre<-d to 

 furniah the neccaiary Hag alnlta for the King's Daughten for Tag Uay 

 which win be observed here In the near future. 



Announcement was made that the Michigan Central wouhl run a 

 special train from Chicago to BuflTahi on the Mecaaion of the annual of 

 the Nntlnnal Hardwood LumlH-r Assiielntlon to Ih- hrld June 17 Ih. h, c. 

 Major of the 8. C. Major Lumber Company, aalil that further Infurniatlon 

 would be given later regarding the dati' so that memlM-ra uf file club 

 desiring to do ro could take ndvanlagi- of iIiIn train In going to llalTalo. 



John .M. I'rltchnrd made forninl announmiieiil nl IbU nio'ling of the 

 forthcoming semi annual of the Cum LuiiibiT .Miiniifactiirers' Association 

 to be held nt the Hotel (jnyoso .May III I'D ami extended an Invitation to 

 all members of the club lo attend. 



W. R. Ilarksdnle, former presldeut of the club, who had binn abaent 

 for nearly a year nt his California home, Fresno, was prest'nt. He l»rt 

 Memphis in wretched health, finding It nec<-sKary to go on crutches on 

 account of a severe attack of rheumatism. He returned without the aid 

 of crutches and appears to be enjoying excellent hi'nllh. The president 

 extended him a cordial welcome and Invited hliii to adilress the cluh. 

 He said that he loved Memphis very much but that he loved his as»ocIat«fi 

 a great deal more and particularly those ideiitined with the Lumbermen'H 

 Club of Memphis. He characterized the? latter lis thi' best gift ever made 

 to the city. Practically every inenib4-r of thi- eluli shook hands with Mr. 

 Bark.Mlale and welcomed him back to Memphis. He Is a favorite with all. 



Philip A. Ryan and' Otis A. Felger were Mith called upon for brief 

 tolks and responded In very happy vein. 



With the Oum Manufacturers 



Secretary .lohn M. I'rllclnird of thr <;nin Lumber Manufacturem' 

 Association, is making rii|>id |>ro|.Tess in K'HIiik everything In readiness 

 for the semi-annual meeting of that body to be held In Mi'iiiphls May 

 lU l;0. The full program has not yet l>een announced but Secretary 

 I'rltchnrd Is authority for the statement that one of the principal fea- 

 tures will be the report of the committee on technical research, of which 

 R. M. Carrier, Sardls, Miss., Is chairman. This will deal with proper 

 methods of manufacturing and caring for gum lumber and will embody 

 all the results of the Investigations made by thi- committee In question. 

 There will also be a number of other subjects of vital Interest to manu- 

 facturers and consumers of gum lumber, and Secretary Pritcbard la 

 authority for the statement that a large attendance Is assured. Tho 

 sessions will be held at the Hotel Gayoso. This is the first mei'ting of 

 the association to be held since the new organization was formally 

 launched here last November and Interesting reports ore ex|iected from 

 all of the standing committees. Mr. Pritcbard has recently made an 

 extensive trip through Mississippi, Arkansas and I^oulslana In the Intereat 

 of new members and It Is expected that this will bear much fruit. The 

 trip was of a preliminary character, another being reserved for the 

 taking of applications for membership. It may be noted, however, that 

 the membership has rapidly Increased since the association was organized 

 and Secretary Pritcbard Is of the opinion that the very elTective work 

 now being done, as measured by the results achieved, will bring about 

 the Identification of practically every gum lumber manufacturer with the 

 organization in duo course. 



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With the Trade 



Pulley Company Incorporates 



It was recently announced that the Medart I'nient Pulley Company, 

 manufacturer of power tronsmlssion machinery, located at St. Louis, Mo„ 

 was Incorporated for $:i.''iO,000, its capital stock being fully paid up and 

 there being created a voluntary surplus of J.'i-l.iiOd. 



This company has a rather interesting history, having been developed 

 from a very small beginning up to its present large proportions. The 

 concern began business in October, 1879, manufacturing patented steel rim 

 pulleys only. Other articles were added to the list of manufacture as 

 trade demanded until eventually a complete line of cost Iron, steel rim 

 nnd wood pulleys, shafting, hangers, pillow blocks, couplings, friction 

 clutches, sprockets and gearings arc now made under one roof. 



The original development was duo to the purpose of William Medart, 

 who has full charge of olllce nlTalrs, business management, etc. Prior to 

 the organization of the Mednrt Patent Pulley Company, ho vi'os sales 

 manager for Chase & CnblHitts Dry Goods Company, at that time the 

 largest concern of Its kind in St. I>ouls. 



PhUIp Medart, the patentee of the steel rim pulley, was the mechanical 

 and shop man of the organization. He Invented and patented many other 

 articles In the transmission line, as well as special machinery for the 



