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mcnt is given to make it acid proof. Substitutes iu the form of pulp, 

 liard rubber, fiber, etc., have not been found so suitable as wood pulp. 

 The Cliicago branch of this one company uses millions of these 

 separators annually, and it is probable that the Philadelphia factory 

 consumes more than a million board feet of material in the course 

 of the year. The above company is the patentee of the article, but 

 the separators are manufactured by other storage battery concerns 

 on a_ royalty basis. Therefore this industry is of very considerable 

 jiroportions. — Editok. 



Clubs and Associations 



Executives of National Hardwood Association Meet 



The executive committee of the National Hardwood Lumber Association 

 met at Chicago, Thursday evening, September 17. Those present were : 

 E. V. Babcocli, E. V. Babcock & Co., Pittsburgh, president ; Matt Brown of 

 W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company, Louisville, Ky. ; Charles H. Barnaby, 

 Greencastle, Ind., ex-president ; Frank F. Fish, Chicago, secretary ; Walter 

 Chamberliu of: John M. Woods & Co., Cambridge, Mass., and Theodore 

 Fathauer of Theodore Fathauer & Co., Chicago. 



In reviewing the last three months' work of the association, it was 

 reported that nineteen new members had been added to the list and the 

 present membership now numbers over 900. 



Hugh McLean of the Hugh McLean Lumber Company. Buffalo, N. Y., 

 one of the best-known hardwood manufacturers and Jobbers of the United 

 States, was selected head of the inspection rules committee of (hat 

 association. 



It was urged by the committee that every member of the association 

 use the good offices of this splendid organization for an exchange of 

 information, as it is by mutual co-operation that the best benefits come to 

 the members, and the machinery which Secretary Fish has working full 

 time is only too anxious to help wherever it is possible. 



Monthly Meeting Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club 

 Fall operations of the Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club were started on 

 Monday night, September 14, the club having been inactive, except for the 

 handling of tnatters by the executive board, since June. The meeting 

 brought out a large number of members. Following the dinner that had 

 been provided by the entertainment committee, President Schmidt called 

 the meeting to order. 



A matter of much interest to lumbermen — that of the proposed In- 

 crease in freight rates — was gone into thoroughly and the river and rail 

 committee, through Chairman W. J. Eckman. made a full report, submit- 

 ting a protest to be filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. The 

 request was heartily endorsed and the protest forwarded to Washington. 

 One of the most important matters that came up for discussion was the 

 proposed tax on freight bills to meet expected deficits in the United States 

 Treasury, and the club was almost unanimous in protesting against what 

 is considered an unequal distribution of the burden. Secretary Boiser 

 was instructed to at once wire both of the senators from Ohio, also both 

 congressmen from this district, protesting against the passage of such a 

 tax and requesting that these gentlemen do all in their power to prevent 

 the measure becoming effective. All lumbermen present were perfectly 

 willing to stand any just portion of tax that may be necessary, but do not 

 think that freight bills are the place to get the money, claiming the dis- 

 tribution would be very unequal. This was a very long and successful 

 meeting, much having been accomplished, and President Schmidt proposes 

 to keep his committees busy during the balance of the year. 



Convention of Hoo-Hoo at the Panama-Pacific Exposition 

 That the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo will hold its 1015 convention 

 in connection with the Panama-Paciflc Intern.ntional Exposition was the 

 message wired to the local lumbermen's headquarters recently by Frank W. 

 Trower of San Francisco, who is the high priest of Osiris of the Hoo-Hoo. 

 San Francisco won over six other cities. This great association of lumber- 

 men, with 1.5.000 members in fifteen countries, is expected to bring 1.000 

 people to the exposition, the meeting time being the ninth hour of the ninth 

 day of the ninth month. Sessions will be held in the unique rustic house 

 of Hoo-Hoo. which has been planned to be built of every sort of log in use 

 on the Pacific coast, at a cost of $50,000. It will be located close to the 

 Buchanan street entrance in the South Gardens, just south of the palace 

 of horticulture. In addition to exhibits of every sort of lumber and lumber 

 product, it will contain a convention hall with a seating capacity of over 

 400, designed to accommodate most of the lumber conventions which will 

 meet at the exposition next year — over a dozen in number. These will 

 include, beside the Hoo-Hoo. the National Lumber Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation, the Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the U. S., the West 

 Coast Lumber Manufacturers' .Association, the Western Pine Manufacturers' 

 Association, the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion, the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, and others. 

 September 9 has been set aside as Hoo-Hoo day at the exposition. 



Memphis Club Resumes Meetings 



The first regular meeting of the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis for the 

 fall season was held at Hotel Gayoso September 10. The last meeting 

 prior to this was held May SO. The lumbermen had not been able to get 

 together for a friendly discussion of matters of particular interest to 

 themselves for quite a long while with the result that the attendance 

 was of record proportions. J. D. Allen, Jr., was in the chair and the 

 usual luncheon was served and thoroughly enjoyed. The minutes of the 

 last meeting were read and approved and the same course was taken In 

 connection with the minutes of a special meeting of the board of directors 

 held during the suspension of the summer gathering. 



The statistics committee, through J. Stanley Wllliford, chairman, said 

 that It would have its report ready for publication within the next 

 thirty days. 



G. C. Ehemann, chairman of the resolutions committee, advised the club 

 of the resolutions of sympathy which had been drawn up by himself and 

 associates In connection with the death of T. B. Allen, formerly of 

 Memphis and more lately of Texas. Mr. Allen was both a charter and an 

 honorary member of the club and very sincere regret was expressed in- 

 connection with his demise. 



Harry J. Stimson, chairman of the information committee, said that a 

 communication had been received frcm the Department of Forestry of the 

 United States Indicating that pecan could be sold as hickory. He also 

 reported that information had been received from the Yale School of 

 Forestry to the effect that this institution was open and was ready to 

 Impart a practical and full knowledge of lumber and forestry to all 

 who attend. 



A communication was read from the Lumbermen's Club at Evansvllle 

 (Indiana) asking the local organization to use its best efforts toward 

 securing a longer time for final shipping In connection with the mllling-in- 

 transit privilege allowed by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. It would' 

 seem that practically all of the other roads grant an unlimited time for 

 final shipping, whereas the Louisville & Nashville stipulates one year. 

 This was referred to the river and rail committee. 



The auditorium committee of the Business Men's Club, according to the 

 report of the secretary, advised the Lumbermen's Club of Its appreciation 

 of the support rendered by the latter in connection with the movement 

 looking to the erection of a suitable auditorium In Memphis. 



F. E. Stnnebraker, chairman of the special committee in charge of the 

 finishing and furnishing of the rooms in the Business Men's Club to be 

 used as official headquarters of the Lumbermen's Club, reported that 

 everything was in order and that a register had been placed for the use 

 of visitors. A stenographer has been placed in charge of these rooms and 

 will show visitors through them. These rooms have been finished in 

 specimens of practically every hardwood lumber produced in this part of 

 the country and they are expected to be a splendid advertising medium 

 since they furnish an accurate illustration of what can be accomplished In-, 

 the way of interior finish with the various woods employed. 



Philadelphians Express Themselves on Federal Measures 



As the National Uivers and Harbors Congress recently addressed a 

 number of queries to the Lumbermen's Exchange of Philadelphia, a special 

 committee was appointed at a recent meeting of the exchange, which 

 answered the questions emphatically as follows : 



Do you consider the whole scheme of rivers and harbors Improvements a 

 humbug and a steal ? 



Answer: No. decidedly no. The water borne commerce of the United 

 States can be developed only bv intelligent improvements of our rivers 

 and harbors. 



Would it be cc 

 Delaware river? 



Answer : No. the improvements made to the Delaware river have been- 

 of great value, not merely to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, but to the 

 entire country. The Delaware river is one of the gateways of the country 

 through which imports and exports pass to and from the Interior towns 

 of the United States. 



Were the appropriations for these Improvements secured solely for the 

 political advantage of some senator or representative In Congres's, and If 

 so, whom? 



Answer : No. the appropriations for the making of these most necessary 

 Improvements to the Delaware river have been secured partly through the 

 efforts of senators and congressmen representing the state of' Pennsylvania 

 at Washington. That the aop'-npriations wr-re n(?CPssary has been recognized 

 by practically every senator and cnnsressiiKin from Pennsylvania for an 

 indefinite period. Had the representn fives of Pennsylvania not worked to 

 secure such appropriations they would have failed in their duty to the 



apply this charge 



the improvements of the- 



expected to accrue, from the 



state and to the country 



What benefits have been derived, or a 

 waterways Improvements in your vicinity? 



Answer: As stated above, the improvements to the Delaware river are 

 necessary fnr a gateway of the country for Its Imports and exports, and are 

 not of merely local benefit. 



.Are there any waferwa.vs projects adopted by Congress or recommended 

 by the .-\rniv Engineers, with the facts cnncerning which you are entirely 

 familiar which you consider unwarranted? If so, please name them, and 

 give the reasons for your conclusions. 



Answer : We are not familiar with any waterways prolects recommended 

 by the Army Engineers that they do not contain merit. The thoroughness of 

 the examination by the Army Engineers and the conservative manner In 

 which they handled the numerous proieets. good and had. submitted to 

 them hv ConTross has given us a high opinion of their abllitv. We lielieva 

 It is true that hills covering very unwise and most absurd projects are sub- 

 mitted by its own members to the House of Congress. It is to the credit 

 of the Armv Engineers that so many such bills fail to receive favorable 

 consideration by Congress. 



Kindly add any remarks as make any suggestions that occur to von. 



The Lumbermen's Exchange of Philadelphia desires further to record Its 



