HARDWOOD RECORD 



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not formulated ariy for northern hardwoods but 

 left the subject open until we knew what the 

 manufacturers of Michigan and Wisconsin 

 wanted. If any organization is effected here. 

 we will be subject to any rules which you may 

 deem wise and ffirniulate. I tliank you. gentle- 

 men, for this opportUTiity of nddressing you. 



C. Crane Says a Word. 



Mr. Crane: I have never taken part in any 

 of the detail work in the Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation like the others, and am not capable of 

 saying much, but want to add just this : I 

 know the information we have in our own ottice. 

 and if I started out to get it single handed I 

 dim't believH I cmld gel it for rtfty thousand 

 dollars, and I am sure I \v< uldnt take a hun 

 dred thousand for it ! That is wluit I have to 

 say. AYhnnnvHi- any of ymi pcoj)!*' come to ('in 

 cinnati I shall nlways he glad lo welcome you. 



Mr. ^A'hite ; 1 would like to have Mr. (Jihson 

 read some letters which he has received regard* 

 ing this meeting. 



The secretary then read extracts from letters 

 and telegrams which had reached him from 

 various individuals wlm had expected to he 

 present, as follows : 



Extracts from Letters and Telegrams. 



CiiiCA^jo, .luly IM. Kindly state to the gen- 

 tlemen present that I exceedingly regret the 

 necessity of my absence, and that I trust the 

 meeting will be very successful and will result 

 in a closer connection between our association 

 and the northern manufacturers of hardwoods. — 

 \Vn.Li.\M \Vir,MS. president Hardwood Manufuc- 

 nuers" Association of the l"nited States. 



GiL\Nn RArms. .luly 14: My partner is ab 

 sent, and find it impracticable to get asvav to 

 join you.— McKKoma: Hundy. 



Cadii-lac, .July 12 : 

 ('(mditions such that I 

 cannttt be present, but 

 our Mr. Uruce Udell will 

 attend the meeting and 

 represent our cmnpany. 

 I believe a Michigan 

 h;irdwo<^d manufacturers* 

 association, organized 



along the right lines and 

 carefully and conscien- 

 tiously managed by its 

 members after organiza- 

 tion, can be of much 

 value to the industry. 

 May you have a pleasant 

 and successful meeting. 

 — D. F. r_>'irx;iNS. 



Glen Haven. July 10; 

 I find it impossible to 

 get away for the meet- 

 ing. I approve of ;i 

 Michigan association aufl 

 would propose for the 

 present an exclusive 

 Michigan association : 



then when we can get 

 them all interested in 

 the movement and organ- 

 ized strong enough to 



protect our policy, we can affiliate with a na- 

 tional association best suited to our purpose. — - 



i». H. r>Av. 



Df:troit. July 12: Sorry not to he with you, 

 but am obliged to go to New York tonlghi. — 



A. 1\\TR1AI!<HK. 



Kaktlake. July 1'J : Just returned from Chi 

 cago this nKjrning. and find my bu.siness forbids 

 my presence at the meeting, which I sincerely 

 regret. At the next meeting I hope to be 

 present. — R. G. Peteus. 



LfDiNOTijN. July 12 : T do not think it will 

 he possible for me to attend the meeting of the 

 manufacturers, but wish tn say I am in favor 

 of the organization and will be with the ma 

 jority.^M. F. Hi tteks. 



Saijinaw. July 11: Am dis:ipi).iinled in not 

 being able to join ynu and shake hands with my 

 many friends among youi- number, but I have 

 an impcu'tauT engagement which I cannot forego. 

 — Arthi'i: Hill. 



Bay City. July lo : ] hope to he able lo 

 attend the meeting at Ottawa Reach on Friday, 

 but if unalple to be pj-esent you n»ay lie sure of 

 my hearty co-operation in any action the con 

 vention may take for the advancemeni - f t'-e 

 hardwood lumber industry of this state.—;" ia-;. 

 A. Fh;ei>i\v. 



^'eidman. July 10 : I have your announ.-p 

 ment and will try to be with you at the hard 

 wood meeting.— John S. Weifvman. 



Cadillac. July 12: My business engagements 

 preclude the possibility of my being present in 

 person at Ottawa Reach. July i:i and 14. but 

 Wm, F. (lustine will be there and represent me. 

 — A. K. Anderson. 



Nashville. Ti-:nn.. July 1» : Regret that 1 

 cannot attend the meeting of our Michigan 

 brother lumbermen, but I have made all ar- 

 rangements to leave with my family on Saturday 

 morning for Nova Scotia. Trust that much 



-John \V. 



g(tod will result from the meeting 



I.OVE. 



Clkvi;lani>. O., July lo : Hope to be with 

 you at the < itta wa Reai-h meeting lo represent 

 "the Mud Lake Lumber Coinp'iny » f Raber.- - 

 John H. Jenks. 



Detimht. July 0: I have yours <tf July o i:i 

 regard to the meeting of hardwood manufactur 

 ers Hi Ottawa Reach. July i;i and 14. It will 

 he impossible for riic to be present at the nieei 

 ing. I hoitc, however, that the question of 

 forest fires will lie given due coiiside. ation. Sn 

 long as the stale <if yUchigan allows squatters 

 to start fires for the sake cf freshening up iVed 

 for a few head of live stock. whi( h Ihey are 

 pastiu-ing on slate land — it is idle to talk aliovit 

 fftrestry in the districts where forestry wou'd 

 Iielp tile ciiuntry the most, viz.: Ilie unsetlletl 

 northern part of the lower peninsula. Of course, 

 the slaie d< ■ s not ask these lawless people to 

 set Ihe ii:c^. liut si Icng as they are alb wed 

 to do it without liindi-ance, and the stale take-; 

 u(} measures to check the spread of such fires. 

 there fan be nc) jirogress made in foi-estry on a 

 large scale. My own personal experience in 

 fighting fires last May has convinced me that 

 one squatter can burn up second growth faster 

 than a thousand men can set it out. — J. 1). 

 IIawk.s. president and general manager nen-nit 

 & Mackinac Railway Company. 



Manistee. July (J: Beg to advise that our 

 piesident. R. W. Smith, will try to ari-ange to be 

 with the nuuuifac-turers at Ottawa Beacli on 

 Friday and Saturday. — Lotis Sands Salt & 

 I.iMHEU Co.Mi'ANY. (ico. M. Cliftou. secretary. 



Coal <;iioVE. O.. July 'i : Regret that other 

 commitments prevent my attending the Michigan 

 meeting. Hope you will have a good meeting 

 and accipinplish all you wish and should. — F. C. 



Fl.Sl'HEI{. 



Gravlixo, July 3; We will come over and 

 attend the meeting if possible as we are inter- 



HOTEL OTTAWA. OTTAWA BEACH, WHERE MICHIGAN IIARDWOOI)' MANUFACXniFRS 

 ASSOCIATION WAS ORGANIZED. 



ested in anything that will promote the interests 

 of hardwood lumber, and it is our duty to do 

 what we can for the cause at any and all times, 

 and w^e certainly want to do it.— Sallinu. Han- 

 .soN & Co.. by R. Hanson. 



Wkj-ls. July ."j : I hope to be able to Join you 

 July 1-J. but cannot say definitely ar the present 

 time. — 1. SteiI'henson Co.mpanv. U. E. .MacLean. 

 .secretary and treasurer. 



Sardis. Mi.ss., July 7 : You have n<i idea hv\\- 

 I hate to miss this meeting, hut it is impossible 

 for me to attend owing to the illness of Mrs. 

 Carrier. I feel that I owe it to my associates in 

 the trade to go. and furthermore I would enjoy 

 it very much. — R. M. Carrier. 



Nashville. Tenn.. July 7 : I wi uld like verv 

 much to he present at this meeting but it will 

 be impossible for me to attend owing to the 

 absence of my brother on his vacation. I know 

 you will have a good time and aci-omplisli much 

 good. — John B. Raxso.m. 



Ali'ena. July 12: We are in receipt of your 

 invitation to lie present at a meeting to be held 

 by the hardwood manufacturers of Michigan fur 

 the purpf.se of effecting an organization. Wc 

 may not be able to meet with you this time hut 

 last en to assure you of our earnest desire to 

 see such a step taken and to pledge oiu- al- 

 legiance to this much needed assoriatitjii. We 

 presume you will follow the custijm of holding 

 meetings 'at various points in tlie state and will 

 make it our aim to lie represented next time. 

 Asking to be enrolled as a member, and wishing 

 you all success in your commendable luulertak- 

 ing. — Kimbat-l Limber Company. Itobt. H. Ray- 

 burn, general manager. 



Cincinnati, o., July r, : if possil>Ie [ will be 

 at Ihe meeting at Ottawa Beach. I lielieve it 

 win be one of the most important hardwood 

 meetings ever held in the T'nited States. one 

 of the main questions should he the price . f 



lynn, for it is surely a nice wood and ought to 

 lie rigiit along with poplar and within $5 (tf the 

 price. There was a time when it was used 

 exclusively for wagon boxes and buggy bodies, 

 etc., and although I am luily sixty years old 1 

 can remember the lime when a lynn tree was 

 wortli double what a poplar was. and the char 

 acter of the wood has not changed a bit. and 1 

 don't believe men are any snuirter now than 

 they were then. ^Clinton Crane. 



Grand Rai'IPS. July 14: Have been away on 

 some imiiorlani bnsine.>;s and am sorry I am 

 unable to attend the meeting. 1 trust you will 

 have a satisfactory one and hope a bit of good 

 may come of it. — Stearns Salt & Ll-mber Com 

 TA-NY. by K. <". Groesbeck. 



Chasskll. July tJ : We are in receipt i^i your 

 circular letter of July 2, calling a meeting of 

 hardwood manufacturers of Michigan. We I'c- 

 gret that we will be unable to be present at 

 Ibis meeting, bul will be glad to co-oi)erate willi 

 you in any way possible, and would ask that we 

 be furnished a copy of the proceedings of the 

 meeting. We think this move is along the right 

 lines. — W(iRi_"ESTEii Limber Coimpany. Ltd. 



Cheboygan. July 11: Your invitation to 

 attend the meeting at Ottawa Beacli received. 

 1 should very mtich like to attend but am too 

 busy at this I ime lo get away. Hr jie that you 

 will Iiave a very ^Ul■cessful mecring -M. li. 



OLt>S. 



Expressions of Opinion. 



Mr. \\'bile : 1 would like to hear from every 

 nianufaclurer here, saying whether he is in 

 favor of appointing a committee for a temporary 

 organization, and giving his views regarding 

 this matter. 



Mr. Mitchell: I am in favor of a conimitlee 



being appoinled to see if there is not some way 



in which Michigan people can get together. 1 



would make that as a 



nirition, Mr. Bresident. 



-Ml-. White : You have 

 beard ihe motion, gen- 

 tlemen, and I would like 

 to liear from anyone else 

 wilh a word on the sub- 



Ji-cl. 



.Mr. Bacon : I would 

 like to amend the motion 

 to read that Mr. White 

 he made a member and 

 chairman of the commit- 

 tee. 



The motion as amend- 

 ed was voted upon and 

 carried. 



Mr. White : Let us 

 hear from others, and 

 get the sense of all those 

 present. I will call on 

 several people for their 

 o|)inii>ns. 

 -^B'. Ballon : I <lo not know that I can say 

 much on this subject, luit the people in our 

 territory are favorable lo associations, and If 

 anything is done along this line, I presume it 

 w onld go with them. In Michigan when they 

 start out to do a thing they generally see it 

 through. 



Mr. Newark: Our section has already spoken 

 and I do not know that 1 can add anything. 



Mr. Clark: Nothing that I can say will make 

 niuch difference : I am hei-e for Information. I 

 want to hear the nhlei- h.'ads make a few re- 

 marks. 



Mr. Defebaugh : I am always in favor of 

 association work for all branches of the trade, 

 and my presence here today is an indication 

 of that fact. I have often wondered why ihere 

 was lack of co-operation among Michigan manu 

 facturers, and could see no reason for it. except 

 that the work of that state is somewhat .sec- 

 tional, and tlie state is divided in one .sen.se. 

 At the same time there are common interests 

 and I think ycu wiuild take a very wise step in 

 following the proposition made by Mr. Mitchell, 

 so that yon can get together and ultimately 

 accomplish a great deal of good for yourselves. 

 I do not know of any other state of any im- 

 portance that has not joined in with some 

 national movement or has a local one of some 

 strength. For a great many years to come 

 Michigan will be depended upon for supplies of 

 <ertain classes of hardwoods. 1 tliink when yiui 



