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HARDWOOD RECORD 



rules, revised in accordance with the recommen- 

 dations of this joint meeting. We also recom- 

 mend that these rules be called "the National 

 rules as adopted by the Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers of Wisconsin." 



I have already called your attention to the fact 

 that these rules do not meet our ideas at all 

 points, still we do believe that they are a long 

 step in the right direction and doubtless the 

 most radical that have ever been made in a 

 set of grading rules in so short a time. We 

 must not lose sight of the fact that all of the 

 hardwoods of the country are competitors and 

 it is an advantage to all of us to have them 

 meet on the same basis of grading. 



INSPECTIOX. 



At the same time your committee was carry- 

 ing on these negotiations and consultations in 

 reference to the grading rules, it was working on 

 an inspection system along the lines proposed by 

 your organization. As you know, we have had 

 an inspector calling at your yards and mills 

 for something like four months. About six 

 weeks ago we were able to send out another 

 inspector and we proposed to keep as large a 

 force of these men at work as may he required 

 to give the information desired. Our intentions 

 are that these inspectors will not only inspect 

 the lumber in your yard and the grading of It, 

 but will also go Into your mills and recommend 

 any cb-inges In the way of the manufacture 

 which they believe would make your stock more 

 valuable. They will also have an eye to the 

 piling and handling of your stock — In fact will 

 give Information on everything to do with the 

 handling of lumber from the time It enters the 

 mill In the form of a log until you have put 

 It on the car. 



We have been called on in several Instances to 

 relnspeet shipments and- are trying to get this 

 bureau organized so as to be able to do more 

 of this class of work. 



SOLICITS COOPERATION. 



We believe that our system Is far from per- 

 fect, but as you all know and realize it takes 

 a lot of time and a lot of work to get it in 

 proper condition. It will require the hearty sup- 

 port of our members to bring this work up to 

 the high standard desired — we mean support in 

 the way of recommendations or Information in 

 regard to your inspectors, Inode of Inspection 

 or anything pertinent to the subject. We be- 

 lieve this will all tend to promote the best In- 

 terests of our association and the work It has 

 undertaken. 



After considerable discussion concerning 

 freight rates to the west coast, the work of 

 southern himbernien in securing refunds 

 from the railroads, and the adoption of a 

 motion instructing the railroad committee to 

 act with other associations in an effort to 

 have rates to the Pacific coast reduced, also 

 one to the effect that grading rules on siding 

 and ceiling be submitted to the association, 

 the meeting adjourned. 



Those present were: 



Attendance. 



J. B. Andrews, Andrews & Roepke Lumber 

 Company, Birnamwood. 



D. J. Arpin, Arpln Hardwood Lumber Com- 

 pany, Grand Rapids. 



W. O. Barndt, Stolle-Barndt Lumber Company, 

 Tripoli. 



O. n. Brlghtman, Bird & Wells Lumber Com- 

 pany, Wansaukee. 



F. W. Buswell, Buswell Lumber and Manufac- 

 turing Compan.v, Minneapolis, 51inn. 



W. H. Buudy, Rice Lake Lumber Company, 

 Rice Lake. 



Harry N. Carter, Daniel Shaw Lumber Com- 

 pany, Eau Claire. 



George H. Chapman. Northwestern Lumber 

 Company, Stanley. 



John R. Davis, John R. Davis Lumber Com- 

 pany, Phillips. 



C. K. EULngson, Elllngson Lumber Company, 

 Hawkins. 



Frank F. Fish, National Hardwood Lumber 

 Association, Chicago. 



George E. Foster, Foster-Latimer Lumber 

 Company, Mellen. 



G. C. Planner, Flanner-Steger Land & Lumber 

 Company, Blackwell. 



Frank A. Fuller, Edwards Lumber Company, 

 Oshkosh. 



L. E. Fuller, Lumber World, Chicago. 



Charles A. Goodman, Sawyer-Goodman Com- 

 pany, Marinette. 



Lee W. Gibson, Medford Lumber Company, 

 Medford. 



W. A. Holt, Holt Lumber Company, Oconto. 



W. W. Helneman, B. Helneman Lumber Com- 

 pany, Wausau. 



S. W. Hollister, Holllster, Amos & Co., Osh- 

 kosh. 



Edward A. Hamar, Worcester Lumber Com- 

 pany, Chassell, Mich. 



J. W. Kaye, Westboro Lumber Company, West- 

 bo I'o. 



C. F. Lusk, assistant secretary. Thorp. 



Guy Nash, Nash Lumber Company, Shana- 

 golden. 



George P. Noble, Milwaukee. 



A. R. Owen, John S. Owen Lumber Company, 

 Owen. 



F. H. Pardoe, Fenwood Lumber Company, 

 Wausau. 



J. T. Phillips, Diamond Lumber Company, 

 Green Bay. 



M. J. Qulnlan, Menominee Bay Shore Lumber 

 Company, Soperton. 



G. C. Robson, C. H. Worcester Company, Chi- 

 cago. 



W. IL Roddls, Roddls Lumber & Veneer Com- 

 pany, Marshfield. • 



P. H. Shafer, Ellsworth Manufacturing Com- 

 pany, Hawkins. 



H. H. Stolle, Stolle-Barndt Lumber Company, 

 Tripoli. 



C. C. Uber, Bradley Company, Tomahawk. 



Tom B. Wall, Wall-Spaldlng Lumber Company, 

 Oshkosh. 



A. R. Week, John Week Lumber Company, 

 Stevens Point. 



F. E. Wheeler, chief inspector. 



Hardwood Record J^Iail Bag. 



[In this department it is proposed to reply 

 to such inquiries as reach this office from the 

 HARDWoriD Record clientage as will be of enough 

 general Interest to warrant publication. Every 

 patron of the paper is invited to use this de- 

 partment to the fullest extent, and an attempt 

 will be made to answer queries pertaining to all 

 matters of Interest to the hardwood trade, in 

 a succinct and Intelligent manner.] 



on property containing more or loss stumpage 

 of these varieties, but they may not be able 

 to give him the information he wants. Any- 

 one who can do so will be conferring a favor 

 by writing to this office. — Editor. 



Who Wants Ebony and Cedar? 



Cincinnati, O., June 27. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : We are in correspondence with a gen- 

 tleman In Maracalbo, Venezuela, who advises us 

 that he has a lot of ebony and cedar which he 

 would like to export to this country, as well as 

 other woods, which he can deliver in very large 

 quantities. The dimensions of these woods are 

 7 Inches and upwards In diameter, and 11 feet 

 and oyer In length, all of the best quality. We 

 thought it might be wise to place this informa- 

 tion before your readers, as It Is sure to be of 

 Interest to someone, and we would also suggest 

 that you send our Venezuelan friend a copy of 

 your paper. Machinery Company. 



As the writer of the letter suggests, some- 

 one will doubtless be interested in the above 

 item ; the address of the gentleman wishing 

 to dispose of the stock will be furnished upon 

 application to this office. — Kditor. 



Wants Cypress Dimension Stock. 

 QuiNCY, III., June 27. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : We are about to put a washing ma- 

 chine on the market, and are anxious to get In 

 touch with cypress mills and arrange to secure 

 the parts all cut out ready to be assembled. 

 We will want this stock in carload lots. If you 

 can furnish us with the addresses of several 

 located In the South we will appreciate it. 



Company. 



The writer of the above will be supplied 

 with names of any firms who wish to get into 

 correspondence with him relative to supplying 

 the cypress stock wanted. — Editor. 



Dogwood and Persimmon Stumpage. 



Portsmouth, ^'A., June 22. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record : Can you give me any informa- 

 tion or the address of anyone from whom I 

 might ascertain a locality where dogwood and 

 persimmon grow In sufficient quantities to jus- 

 tify mills? L. E. D. 



The writer has been supplied with the 

 names of several houses which control mills 



Chicago Wholesale Iiumber Dealers' Associ- 

 ation. 



At a dinner given by the D. S. Pate Lumber 

 Company and the George T. Mlckle Lumber Com- 

 pany, at the Chicago Athletic Club on May 15 

 last, the idea of forming a new organization 

 among wholesalers engaged exclusively in the 

 sale of northern and southern pine and hard- 

 woods was brought up. with the result that last 

 week the new association became a reality, and 

 articles of Incorporation were filed at Spring- 

 field. 



The objects of the association will be to pro- 

 mote the general welfare of the wholesale trade ; 

 to cooperate with other associations to mutual 

 advantage ; to protect members from unjust ex- 

 actions or demands : so to correct abuses In the 

 conduct of the lumber business as may be to 

 the advantage of the members ; to promote uni- 

 formity In the customs and usages of the trade 

 and to diffuse reliable Information among Its 

 members. 



Before members are admitted to the new asso- 

 ciation every precaution will be taken to see 

 that the moral standing of the applicant Is all 

 that It should be. In order that the class which 

 ordinarily presumes upon membership in stand- 

 ard associations to practice Irregular methods 

 and chicanery may be excluded. Otfices will 

 probably be secured In the Rector building, and 

 a permanent secretary will soon be secured to 

 take up active management of affairs. The Chi- 

 cago Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association 

 starts out with the following representative 

 membership : 



Frank B. Stone. 



Turnbull-Joice Lumber Company. 



Brookhaven Lumber Company. 



D. B. Douglas & Co. 

 George W. Koehn. 

 Anguera Lumber Company. 

 Estabrook-Skeele Lumber Company. 



C. D. Benedict & Co. 

 Buckner-Saunders Lumber Company. 

 W. A. Messer Lumber Company. 

 Nourse-Taylor Lumber Company. 

 Krum. Griffith & Co. 

 Marsh-Iiatbwav Company. 

 Howard D. Casey & Co. 



Schultz Bros. 



Frank Porter. 



W. A. Herbert & Co. 



Chicago Lumber and Coal Company. 



E. A. Thornton Lumber Company. 

 George T. Mlckle Lumber Company. 



D. S. Pate Lumber Company. 



