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HARDWOOD RECORD 



eilort lie had made before the Trans-Conti- 

 ueutal Freight Bureau for this reduetiou 

 without having recourse to a oomplaiut be- 

 fore the Interstate Commerce Commission. 

 He stated that it would probably be neces- 

 sary to employ an attorney to present the 

 association 's case in the hearing. 



F. A. Diggins offered a resolution to the 

 effect that the matter of employing an at 

 torney for this purpose be left with the 

 Board of Directors of the association, with 

 power to act, and that the expense incurred 

 should not exceed $200. This resolution was 

 luloptecl. 



The meeting then adjourned until 2 p. ni. 



AFTERNOON SESSION 



On reconvening at 2 p. m. the discussion 

 oil market conditions was resumed, and on 

 motion of E. Hanson the report was ap- 

 proved as originally presented by the com 

 mittee. 



The president introduced C. F. Lusk of 

 Owen, Wis., assistant secretary of the Wis- 

 consin Hardwood Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion, who addressed the meeting on the 

 work of that organization. He stated that 

 the organization of which he is assistant 

 secretary and chief inspector, is working in 

 harn:ony with the Michigan Association and 

 is meeting with excellent success. 



There was then taken up the subject of 

 hemlock statistics and the handling of hem- 

 lock inspection, etc., in connection with the 

 work of the Michigan Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers' Association. There was a great deal 

 of discussion on the subject. Bruce Odell 

 stated that there was no uniformity on 

 liemlock grading in various parts of the 

 state. He said that Cadillac has a system 

 in force, involving the separation of hem- 

 lock into six grades, which has been em- 

 ployed for the past eleven years, and which 



is entirely satisfactory to the Cadillac con- 

 tingent. He doubted if any change in the 

 hemlock inspection would be satisfactory 

 to these manufacturers. 



W. L. Martin, of Cheboygan, stated that 

 he saw little chance for uniformity in hem- 

 lock insjiection between the water-shipping 

 points and the interior car-shipping points 

 so long as the water shipjiers had recourse 

 to the employment of inspectors to pass 

 judgment on grading. 



E. Hanson advocated the exclusive hem- 

 lock manufacturers joining the hardwood 

 association as they would receive the bene- 

 fit of the good work done by the organiza- 

 tion in the matter of securing statistics and 

 other information. 



F. L. Richardson, of Alpena, stated that 

 there were no hemlock statistics obtainable 

 covering the output of the Huron shore, 

 although such figures were supposedly pre- 

 pared. He stated that he could see no ob- 

 ject in the water shippers abandoning their 

 present organization and joining the Michi- 

 gan Hardwood Manufacturers' Association. 



G. von Platen suggested that hemlock 

 statistics be obtained at the expense of the 

 h.irdwood organization and that no charge 

 be made against the hemlock contingent. 



Ralph Gilchrist, of Alpena, advocated the 

 union of the hemlock and hardwood inter- 

 ests. 



W. C. Hull, of Traverse City, stated that 

 hemlock inspection in the state of Michigan 

 had never advanced beyond the stage where 

 an inspector threw a 2x4 over a jack and if 

 it didn't break in two it "went"; other- 

 wise it didn 't. 



After further discussion, on motion of 

 Mr. Hull the entire subject of hemlock 

 grading was referred to the Grading Com- 

 mittee with the request that a report be 

 made at the next meeting. 



Ralph Gilchrist suggested to the meeting 



and for the attention of the Grading Com- 

 mittee that a Bureau of Hemlock Grades be 

 established, and that competent inspectors 

 be employed to review the grading of the 

 various members. 



On motion of R. J. Clark the next meet- 

 ing of the association was scheduled to be 

 held at the Pontchartrain Hotel during the 

 latter part of January, 1910. On motion 

 the meeting adjourned. 



There were present: 



K. ,1. Clink. Peninsula Bark & Lumber Co., 

 Sault Stc. Marie. 



J. C Knox, secretary Michigan Hardwood 

 ManufaeturtTs' Association, Cadillac. 



John C. lioss, Koss & Weutwortb, Bay City. 



Charles A. Bigelow, Kneelaud-bigelow' Co., Bay 

 City. 



S. M. Knepland, Michelson & Hanson Lumber 

 Co., Lewiston. 



(}. V'ou i'latou, Boyne City. 



.]. Sullivan, Cedar. 



1). H. Day, Glen Haven. 



W. C. Hull. Smith & Hull Co., Oval Wood 

 Dish Co.. Traverse City. 



H. Hanson. Sailing-Hanson Co., Grayling. 



(,). S. Hawes, .lohannesburg Manufacturing Co., 

 .lohaunesbiirg. 



M. L. Williams, Williams Bros. Co., Cadillac. 



O. L. Larson, Buckley & Douglas Lumber Co., 

 Manistee. 



K. K. Coolidge, Southern Lumberman, N.^sh- 

 ville. 



G. A. Damon, American Lumlwrman, Detroit. 



F. A. Diggins, Murphy & Diggins, Cadillac. 



W. L. Martin, Embury-Martin Lumber Co., 

 Cheboygan. 



F. L. Richardson, Richardson Lumber Co., Al- 

 pena. 



H. M. Stack, Escanaba Lumber Co.. Masonville. 



C. R. Duggan, Tindle & Jackson, Pellston. 



Bruce Odell. Cummer-Diggins Co., Cadillac. 



F. A. Kimball. Churchill Lumber Co., Alpena. 



C. F. Lusk, assistant secretary Wisconsin 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, Owen, 

 Wis. 



M. H. Robertson, East Jordan Lumber Co., 

 East Jordan. 



ii. C. Groesbeck, Stearns Salt & Lumber Co.. 

 IjUdington. 



N. M. Langdon, Antrim Iron Co., Mancelona. 



Bruce Green, Williams Bros. Co., Cadillac. 



Lewis Doster, secretary Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers' Association, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Henry H. Gibson, Hardwood Record, Chicago. 



Walter N. Kelley, Kelley Lumber Co., Traverse 

 City. 



Robert H. Rayburn, Island Mill Lumber Co., 

 Alpena. 



F. W. Gilchrist, Alpena. 



Ilalph E. Gilchrist, F. W. Gilchrist, Alpena. 



George M. Clifton, Louis Sands Salt & Lumber 

 Co.. Manistee. 



O. J. Smith, R. G. Peters Salt & Lumber Co., 

 East Lake. 



Educational Meeting Extension Table Manufacturers 



A mass meeting of the various clubs af- 

 filiated with the Central Bureau of Exten- 

 sion Table Manufacturei-s was held at the 

 Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, Tuesday, Octo- 

 ber 26. The meeting was held in the ban- 

 quet hall of the hotel and there was a large 

 and enthusiastic attendance. These gen- 

 eral mass meetings are usually of an edu- 

 cational character, and they have been of 

 inestimable benefit to the members of the 

 bureau. Secretary Wulpi is a man of en- 

 ergy and insight and invariably gets up 

 profitable and interesting programs. 



The sessions were presided over by Presi- 

 dent J. A. Conrey of Shelbyville, Ind., who 

 upon motion was chosen permanent chair- 

 man of the meeting. The first business was 

 the roll call of membership, and then fol- 

 lowed the commissioner's annual report. 

 This covered the work done by the bureau 

 during the past year, including what had 



been accomplished by the collection depart- 

 ment, which is doing excellent service in 

 taking care of disputed and bad accounts 

 for members at very low cost. This feature 

 of the bureau is showing rapid growth, and 

 practically all the collection business of the 

 members is now handled through this means. 



Next on the order of business was the 

 report of A. M. Weinhardt, treasurer, fol- 

 lowed by reports from the local clubs affili- 

 ated with the organization on the condition 

 of membership. These brought out the fact 

 that the membership of the bureau has 

 been almost doubled in the past year. This 

 practically completed the routine business 

 which was to come before the meeting, and 

 the special features were then taken up. 



A most interesting topic that Secretary 

 Wulpi had worked out and which he illus- 

 trated by means of figures and charts was 

 tlic problem of factory lumber waste. Tlie 



subject brought out a great deal of interest- 

 ing and helpful discussion, which consumed 

 the time up to the luncheon hour. 



How to Buy Lumber and Get a Square 

 Deal 



When the meeting was called together 

 again for the aftern.oon session, Lewis Dos- 

 ter, of Cincinnati, secretary of the Hard- 

 wood Manufacturers' Association, enter- 

 tained the attendants with a valuable talk 

 on ' ' How to Buy Hardwood Lumber and 

 Get a Square Deal. ' ' This address con- 

 tained many valuable hints on the buying 

 and grading of hardwood and was as fol- 

 lows: , 



Mr. President and Gentlemen ; The pleasure of 

 hi'ing Invited to appear before your a.ssociation at 

 this time is more than I can express. To thor- 

 oughly di'miinstrate to you the methods of hard- 

 wood handling used by the organization I repre- 

 sent is what I hope to do hero, and I hope the 

 subject will prove interesting to you. 



My career in the lumber business has led me 



