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you. We don't want you to pay one cent for 

 your banquet, and it we cannot set you up a 

 banquet that will make your hair stand up I 

 lose my guess. Wisconsin is no sluggard. She 

 is full of vim. The people there live in a 

 northern climate, where you And men, and the 

 lumbermen of Wisconsin have helped to make 

 every lumber district in the T'nited States. 



Mr. Agler : Gentlemen, it is not a question 

 of where we want to go but where we can go to 

 do this association the most good. Milwaukee 

 was promised the convention last year. 



Mr. Rumbarger : My concern is a member of 

 til'' New York Lumber Trade Association ; also a 

 member of the Philadelphia Exchange and the 

 I'hiladelpliia Lumber Dealers' Association. On 

 behalf of those associations I ask you to go to 

 Atlantic City, and they will give you a banquet. 

 You will not need to pay for your banquet. 

 In New York and Philadelphia we have many 

 new members who have never attended an asso- 

 ciation meeting, and if you should go there you 

 would have an opportunity to visit your custom- 

 ers. 



S. E. Barr : As a member from New York I, 

 too, ask you to go to Atlantic City, but I want 

 you to cut out all question of banquet. That 

 is not what we came here for. We do need 

 some representation in the East, regardless of 

 any promise made at Buffalo last year, which 

 does not bind us. I am the only one from 

 New York City, but Baltimore has spoken and 

 Philadelphia has spoken, and now I want Bos- 

 ton to speak. I would ask Mr. Woods to come 

 up now and say the rest. 



John M. Woods : Mr. President and Gentle- 

 men : I would not give a cent to come to a 

 convention and represent only one state. I 

 come representing Maine, New Hampshire. Rhode 

 Island and Connecticut. [Applause and laugh- 

 ter.] Every one of you gentlemen has got rich 

 out of us in the past. You can see the repre- 

 sentation from Massachusetts. On behalf of 

 the Lumbermen's Club of New England, I in- 

 vite you to go to Atlantic City, and if you go 

 as far as Atlantic City you are pretty near the 

 best and biggest place in this world, the old 

 commonwealth of Massachusetts. 



Mr. Rumbarger: I now offer an amendment 

 to the pending motion, to strike out the word 

 "Milwaukee' and substitute the words "Atlantic 

 City." 



Mr. i>IcMillan : I offer an amendment to the 

 amendment, that we strike out the words "At- 

 lantic City" and substitute the word "Milwau- 

 kee." 



It was moved that the amendment to the 

 amendment be laid on the table. This motion 

 was seconded and carried. 



President Russe : I will now put the amend- 

 ment to the original motion to vote ; that is, 

 to change the wording of the original motion, 

 substituting "Atlantic City" for "Milwaukee." 



A Vive voce vote was then taken, but it was 

 impossible to determine the result. 



President Russe : I object to members com- 

 ing to the chair and .saying, "Milwaukee got it." 

 or "Atlantic City got it." I am frank to say 

 I cannot tell who got it. It is a question of 

 noise. I have been informed by both sides of 

 the question that we have visitors here, which 

 is all right, and we are glad to have them, 

 but they are not entitled to vote, and I sin- 

 cerely hope that no man will vote unless he is 

 entitled to do so. We will now take a standiug 

 vote. 



A standiug vote was then taken, the mem- 

 bers being divided in different parts of the 

 room. The president appointed the secretary 

 and W. W. Knight to go out among the mem- 

 bers and make an individual count of both 

 Bides. This showed the result to be as follows : 

 Atlantic City, 70 votes ; Milwaukee, 43 votes. 



President Russe : The two tellers appointed 

 have reported that Atlantic City has the great- 

 est number of votes. The next meeting will be 

 held at Atlantic City. 



It was then moved and seconded that the 

 selection of Atlantic City as the place at which 

 the next annual convention is to be held be 

 made unanimous. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



Permanent Committee on Transportation. 



President Russe : The retiring president says 

 he failed to announce the committee on trans- 

 portation. The members of that committee are 

 O. O. Agler, G. ,J. Laudeck, and J. M. Pritchard. 



A motion was then made by B. F. McMillan 

 and seconded that the association extend to 

 Earl Palmer, the retiring president, the thanks 

 of the association for the able manner in which 

 he has administered the affairs of the associa- 

 tion during the last two years. 



Motion unanimously carried, followed by the 

 IIoo-Hoo yell. 



Report of Committee to Name Directors. 



Mr. Thompson : Y'our committee begs to re- 

 port the following names tor directors for a 

 three-year term : 



Earl Palmer, Paducab, Ky. : Geoi'ge E. Hib- 

 bard, St. Louis, Mo. ; C. I^'. Sweet, Grand Rapids, 

 Mich. ; O. E. Yeager, Buffalo ; C. II. Barnaby. 

 Greencastle, Ind. 



One-year term (to succeed W. 11. Russe) : G. 

 J. Laudeck, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mr. Bennett : I do not think this is divided 

 up right, and I would suggest the name of 

 J. M. Card, Chattanooga, Tenn.. and also the 

 name of I. V. Balsley of Pittsburg, Pa. 



Mr. Moft'ett : I second the motion. 



Mr. Palmer : I \vish to withdraw in favor 

 of Mr. Card. 



Many voices : No. 



Mr. Thompson : If the gentleman will exam- 

 ine the book containing all the directors (fifteen) 

 he will lind that the directors are scattered all 

 over the country. It was the aim of the com- 

 mittee to appoint good men from the locality 

 least represented, and if any place is repre- 

 sented by too many we will be glad to strike 

 it from the list, or if there is any section 

 not represented we would he glad to make a 

 change to include all. I therefore move that 

 the six gentlemen we have named be elected 

 by acclamation. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



Mr. Rumbarger : I think it Is in order to 

 offer a motion thanking the citizens of Memphis 

 for the courtesy extended us and the hospitable 

 manner In which they have entertained us. 



Motion seconded and carried unanimously. 



President Russe : I wish to say in behalf of 

 the Memphis Lumbermen's Club that your being 

 here is thanks enough for us. Y'ou have showed 

 that you like us or you would not have come, 

 and it was only a little delicacy, being a Mem- 

 phis man, that caused me to refrain from put- 

 ting the motion myself. 



Meeting of Board of Directors. 



Immediately following the ad.iournnient of the 

 convention a meeting of the Board of Directors 

 was held and a working organization for toe 

 ensuing year was promulgated. Frank F. Fish 

 was reappointed secretary, and George L. Smith, 

 inspector general. 



It was resolved to move the offices of the 

 secretary and inspector general and the general 

 headquarters of the association to Chicago, forth- 

 with. 



The Executive Committee was organized as 

 follows : W. H. Russe, Memphis, Tenn., chair- 

 man : Earl Palmer. Paducab, Ky. : O. O. Agler, 

 Chicago, III. : C. H. Barnaby. Greencastle, Ind. ; 

 G. J. Laudeck, Milwaukee, Wis. 



To the Inspection Rules Committee, with terms 

 expiring in 1909, were added D. F. Clark, Min- 

 neapolis, reappointed ; T. B. Stone, Cincinnati, 

 O. ; A. B. Klise, Sturgeon Bay, Mich. ; and E. 

 J. Young, Madison, Wis., appointed to succeed 

 G. J. Landeck, resigned, whose term would have 

 expired in 1908. 



To the Inspection Bureau Committee, with 

 terms expiring In 1009, were added the names of 

 Harry S. Dewey, New York City ; John J. Rum- 

 barger, Philadelphia, and F. H. Smith, St. Louis. 



The Committee on Forestry of last year was 

 reappointed. This committee consists of M. M. 

 Wall, Buffalo ; B. F. McMillan, McMillan, Wis. : 

 T. J. MotCett, Cincinnati. 



The Excursion. 



The excursion on the Mississippi, tendered by 

 the Memphis Lumbermen's Club to the members 

 of the association and the lady visitors on 

 Wednesday evening, was a most charming affair. 

 A spacious steamer was provided and the party, 

 to the number of more than 500, made the trip 

 on the Father of Waters, returning to the levee 

 at 11 o'clock. A band discoursed sweet strains 

 and many indulged in dancing. A collation was 

 served between decks and the affair was voted 

 one of the most enjoyable held in connection 

 with the convention. 



The Banquet. 



The visitors were entertained at an elaborate 

 dinner In the great dining liall of the Gayoso 

 hotel at S o'clock on the evening of May 4, the 

 Lumbermen's Club of Memphis acting as hosts. 

 Of this club Wm. R. Barksdale of Barksdale, 

 Denton & Co. Is president ; W. S. Darnell of I. 

 M. Darnell & Sons Company Is vice president ; F. 

 E. Gary of the Baker Lumber Company is second 

 vice president, and George C. Ebemann of Ben- 

 nett & Witte is secretary and treasurer. J. W. 

 Thompson of the ,T. W. Thompson Lumber Com- 

 pany was chairman of the Entertainment Com- 

 mittee. Covers were laid for 350 and every 

 table In the great dining hall was beautifully 

 decorated with flowers and flags. The music was' 

 excellent. Wm. R. Barksdale acted as toast- 

 master, and both the dinner and the speeches 

 were brilliant successes. Tlie menu follows. 

 Manhattan Cocktail. 

 Caviar Canape. 

 Bouillon, Frappe. 

 Sauterne. 

 Celery. Salted Almonds. Olives. 



Soft-shell Crabs, Tartare Sauce. 

 Shoestring Potatoes. 

 Pommery Sec. 

 Broiled Spring Chicken. 

 New Potatoes in Cream. Asparagus Tips. 

 Tomato and Lettuce, Mayonnaise. 

 Cheese Straws. 

 Strawberries, Whipped Cream. 

 Coffee. 

 Cigars and Cigarettes. 

 Apollinaris Water. 



Attendance. 



Agler, O. O., Upham ic Agler, Chicago. 



Alcott, C. A., Clarksdale, Miss. 



Allen, Stuart A., C, II. & D. Ry., Cincinnati. 



Allen, J. R., Indianapolis. 



Archer. W. A., Hackley-Phelps-Bonnell Co., Grand 

 Rapids. 



Anderson, James T., Hurricane, Tenn. 



Andrews, J. R., the Pine Lumber Co., Milwaukee. 



Arthur, L. P., Arthur Hardwood Flooring Co., 

 Memphis. 



Armstrong. W. W.. the Trowbridge Co., Detroit. 



Anderson, W. R., Southern Lumberman, Memphis. 



Anderson, S. B., Anderson-Tully Co., Memphis. 



Alexander, H. H., BelzonI, Miss. 



Asher, I. M., Nicola, Stone & Meyers Co., Cin- 

 cinnati. 



Amnions, W. E., W. E. Ammons Lumber Co., 

 Sumner, Miss. 



Brown, G. A., Erie Despatch. Memphis. 



Blair, James R., L. II. Gage Lumber Co., Mem- 

 phis. 



Blackwell, F. J.. Brownsville. Tenn. 



Barnaby, C. H., Greencastle, Ind. 



Bennett, W. A., Bennett & Witte, Cincinnati. 



Banks, George, Banks & Co., Hernando, Miss. 



Earr. Sam E.. New York City. 



Barrett. W. E., W. E. Barrett & Co., Chicago. 



Bonier, J. O., Bomer Bros.. Brownsville, Tenn. 



Baird, J. H.. Southern Lumberman, Nashville. 



Barnard, A. IL, Minneapolis. 



Baker. F. M., Hardwood Mills Lumber Co., Chi- 

 cago. 



BaIrd, D. W., Dudley Lumber Co., Memphis. 



Bulkley, L. C, the Bulkley-James Co., Benton, 

 La. ■ 



BIgelow, W. H., Boston, Mass. 



Brooks. P. H., Douglass & Walkley Co., Drew, 

 Miss. 



