HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Complete Official Report of the Tenth Annual Convention 



Rational Hardt/uood Lumber A^'sociatton 



Held at Atlantic City, May 23 and 24, 1907. 



MEW TH-RECTOTiS 



THEODORE FATHAUER Cliicago. 



GEO. W. STONEMAN De ValLs Bluff, Ark. 



F. A. DIGGINS Carlillac, Mich. 



G. J. LANDECK Milwaukee. Wis. 



.1. H. P. SMITH . l';Mkersl>urg, W. Va. 



Tlio tfiitli annual i-onventidu of tlie Xa- 

 tioinil Hartlwood Lumber Association, held at 

 Atlantic City, N. J., May 23 and L'4, ivas 

 marked not only by a large but by a repre- 

 sentative attendance of members of the 

 organization from every part of the United 

 States. The weather was clear and while the 

 air was tinged with chill, con- 

 ditions were such as to con- 

 tribute to the comfort ami 

 pleasure of the assembled hosts. 

 The occasion was further mark- 

 ed 1-iy the presence of many 

 ladies, the wives and relatives 

 of delegates. The meeting it- 

 self was held in the great ball 

 room of the magnificent Steel 

 Pier, which proved an ideal 

 place for a convention. 



Every detail of the arrange- 

 ments for the entertainment of 

 guests was systematically ai 

 delightfully handled by the 

 eastern hosts, of which com- 

 mittee C, E. Lloyd, Jr., of 

 Philadelphia, was chairman ; 

 E. A. Beclsley of Xew Haven, 

 trea.surer; and B. C. Currie, 

 .Jr., of Philadelphia, secretary. 

 Other than these, this eomtnit- 

 tee consisted of John J. Eum- 

 barger and J. P. Punwoody of 

 Philadelphia; John L. Alcork 

 ;'.ml R. E. Wood of Baltimore ; 

 I. F. Balsley of Pittsburg; IT. 

 M. Dickson of Norfolk; Sam 

 E. Barr, H. S. Dewey and E. 

 S. Foster of New York; N. 11. 

 Walcott of Providence; and 

 Gardner I. .Tones and John il. 

 Woods of Boston. In the di'- 

 tails of the work they were 

 most ably assisted by Ed. M. 

 Bechtel of Philadelphia. The 

 entertainment features in- 

 eluded a smoker and vaudeville 

 performance of unusual excellence at the 

 Grotto of the big Rudolph ITotel on Thurs- 

 day, during which a delightful hinch was 

 served. This feature of the program was 

 under the personal charge of Messrs. Lloyd 

 and Currie. and the vaudeville entertainment 

 itself was handled by Wm. D. Hall of the 

 Theatrical Exchange and Booking Agency of 



I'hilailclphia. The lady visitors were delight- 

 fully taken care of both in a cake-walk affair 

 at the Steel Pier on Thursday evening and 

 with a trolley ride in special cars to all 

 points of interest in Atlantic City and vicin- 

 ity on Friday. 



The ]ii-o linys of the convoTition liave 



W. H. R-USSE, MEMPHIS. RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT 



gone down to history as somewhat radical in 

 character, but the prevalence of common sense 

 in the deliberations has rarely if ever been 

 equaled at any gathering of the sort. 



Primarily, a resolution adopted at the 

 eighth annual meeting of the association held 

 at Buffalo in 1S0.5, providing that the grading 

 rules then authorized shonlil not lie changed 



before Dei-endicr, I9ll,S, was rescimlei.l ; a new 

 set of rules made after the most diligent 

 stndy and conference between the Inspection 

 Rules Committee of the association and dele- 

 gates representing the hardwood associations 

 of Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana, was 

 approveil, whitdi rules go into effect on Dec. 

 1 next. In a general way 

 these new rules conform to 

 current custom in the sale and 

 grading of Iiardwood lumber, 

 and provide for an inspection 

 that somewhat lowers old 

 standarils of grades. The rules 

 still adhere to inspection from 

 the poorer side of the piece in 

 the higher grades; they pro- 

 vide that tapering lumber shall 

 lie measured one-third of the 

 length of the piece from the 

 narrow end ; anil minimum 

 widths mentioned in any grade 

 must be of the full width 

 named: in random width lum- 

 ber, fractions over one-half 

 foot are counted up to the next 

 higher figure; fractions less 

 than one-half foot to the next 

 lower figure; and fractions ex- 

 actly on the half foot are 

 divided equally between buyer 

 and seller. In the grade of 

 Xo. T ( ommon the rules pro- 

 viile that heart must not show- 

 more than half the length of 

 the piece in the aggregate: 

 and in Xo. 2 Common not niore 

 than three-fourths the length of 

 the jiiec(\ In standard lengths 

 now run in even and odd foot 

 lengths from i to 16 feet but 

 not over fifteen per cent of 

 odd lengths are admitted. 

 Eight-foot lengths are the 

 shortest admitted to firsts and 

 seconds, and not more than 

 twentj' per cent under 12 feet are admitted, 

 and not to exceed ten per cent of 8 and 9 

 feet. Stain that wdll surface off in dressing 

 is not considered a defect. A moderate 

 amount of wane is admitted without being 

 considered a defect. A new grading of clear 

 face cutting is authorized, which provides for 

 one clear face and a sound back. The old 



