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thicknesses ten years ago. cut as many feet of 

 logs as today, better in quality, and by reason 

 of its better quality, a larger proportion of sale- 

 able dimension stool;. Veneer saws have in 

 creased their output only by increasing the speed 

 of tlie feed. Ten years ago saws had been 

 speeded up in feed to about the maximum. 



In the panel line there have been some im- 

 proved machines added, notably jointers, splicers 

 and improved power presses, but taking the 

 slightly decreased cost of manufacture, by rea- 

 son of these saving devices, I venture to say 

 that the saving to the entire trade would not 

 represent a reasonable interest on the average 

 investment of all the plants engaged in the 

 trade. Then. too. some plants are better ar- 

 ranged and better equipped than others, without 

 saying that some are better managed than oth- 

 ers, which is possibly the case. Again I venture 

 au assertion that the difference in cost for a 

 given amount of output per annum, between the 

 poorest concern in this organization and the best 

 one, would not be equivalent to the interest on 

 the a%-erage investment of all the plants engaged 

 in the trade. 



Manufacturers have been getting together in 

 the clubs during the past few years and have 

 been trying to show each other, and those on 

 the outside, that by reason of the cost of manu- 

 facture, which is fixed by circumstances beyond 

 tlieir control, that the prices obtained were not 

 sufficient to yield a reasonable profit. Some 

 progress has been made, but too mucli considera- 

 tion has at all times been given to the liuyer. 

 If we could only forget the buyer and agree that 

 certain things, by reason of their cost, and to 

 yield a reasonable protit, ought not be sold below 

 (■erta4n figures, and by reason of these conditions 

 shall not be sold below those figures, then what 

 we are here for today, and what we have met 

 for during the past four years, has been accom- 

 plislied. 



A member of the Rotary Cutters' Club, at one 

 of its meetings, introduced a resolution which I 

 liad the pleasure of seconding and which was 

 adopted unanimousl\. Its wording was some- 

 thing iilie this : "The fundamental principle of 

 this organization is to persuade all of its mem- 

 bers to obtain all they can for all of their prod- 

 ucts." I will close by saying that I still believe 

 thoroughly iu that doctrine and that I have been 

 preaching it and working for it during the entire 

 existence of this association. 



Dues to Be Increased 



A review of the association work for the 



year just closed, particularly the work the 



association had in mind for the future, 



established the fact that the prevailing 



yearly dues of $10 were inadequate to meet 



the requirements. Since any change in the 



matter of dues is primarily to be determined 



under the constitution and no change in the 



constitution can be made for one year hence, 



the executive committee was empowered to 



make a levy of $15 to meet this exigency. 



In order to cover this point D. E. Kline 



introduced the following resolution: 



Resolved. That the Executive Committee be 

 requested to levy an assessment of $13 for 191U. 

 and that the secretary be instructed to give offi- 

 cial notice to the membership of the proposed 

 change in the constitution, to be acted upon at 

 the next meeting and providing that the annual 

 dues shall be advanced to $23 a year thereafter. 



In order that the various committees 

 njight have sufficient time in which to con- 

 sider matters coming before them the con- 

 vention at 2 o'c'-ock adjourned to Wednes- 

 day at 1:30. 



WEDNESDAY'S SESSION 



It was much after the hour set for the 

 Wednesday session before the convention 

 was called to order by the president. The 

 committee reports were taken up in tlieir 

 order. 



Committee Reports 



The committee on constitution and b}'- 

 laws had no report to make. 



The committee on tnembership likewise 

 had no formal report, though one new 

 member was unanimously elected, the Kile 

 Manufacturing Company of Akron, Ohio. 



The committee on resolutions was divided 



into two parts, the one on waterways reso- 

 lution and the other on regular resolutions. 

 Under the first the following resolution was 

 unanimously adopted: 



Hesolved, That it is the sense of this organi- 

 zation that we indorse the action of the Rivers 

 and Harbors Congress recommending a policy to 

 legislators at Washington which will insure the 

 required appropriation, whether it be out of 

 current funds of tlie government, or by the issu- 

 ance of bonds, to carry out the surveys made by 

 the engineering corps of the Federal government 

 to improve tlie waterways and harbors of the 

 United States : that this resolution recommends 

 a properly proportionate annual expenditure for 

 this purpose for ten ye.irs, thus to insure "four- 

 teen feet of water through the valley." and 

 such other improvements as shall result in 

 greatly increased transportation facilities. 



We recommend further that each member of 

 this association write a letter urging his con- 

 gressman to fr.ame an enabling act in the sixty- 

 first Congress, second session, to the effect cited 

 above : and by this association be it further 



Resolved, That as a body we authorize and 

 direct the secretary of this association to place 

 copies of these resolutions in the hands of each 

 member of the Senate and House. Be it further 



Resolved, That it is the sense of your resolu- 

 tions committee that it recommend to the asso- 

 ciation action upon the suggestion of its officers 

 that a plan for dissemination of better informa- 

 tion as to cost of producing veneer and panels 

 oe devised ; and we suggest that every veneer 

 and panel manufacturer make it his special duty 

 l)etween now and January 1 to compile such 

 data and submit it for a composite recommenda- 

 tion by the Cost Committee as to the cost of 

 cutting the various classes of veneer. 



V<jur committee further recommends that it 

 is the sense of this meeting that the individual, 

 hnancial and personal support of the members 

 be given unreservedly to the association, and 

 that" we as individual members agree that from 

 tliis date forward we will give our counsel and 

 support to this association with the same inter- 

 est that we would exercise in the veneer opera- 

 lions in which we are engaged. 



It is further the sense of the committee that 

 we indorse the resolution adopted at yesterday's 

 meeting as to increase in dues ; and we suggest 

 a committee on ways and means that will plan 

 lor greater infiuence and producing powers for 

 Ibis national organization. 



C. H. Baenaby. 

 W. C. Cax-houn. 



N. M. WiLLSON. 



There were no regular resolutions offered. 



The committee on inspection and grading 

 made a report favoring some changes in 

 the grading rules. A new section, to be 

 known as Section VII. was adopted as fol- 

 lows. 



Flitch stock consists of sundry lengths and 

 sundry widths ten inches and up, the sheets to 

 l)e kept in consecutive order as they are cut 

 from the flitch. The stock is to be at least two- 

 thirds No. 1 faces ; the sheets in the face stock 

 lo cut three-quarters clear stock in cuttings of 

 not less than 6 inches by 24 inches. 



Note — The term cutting as used in these rules 

 means a piece of veneer equal to No. 1 faces. 



Another, known as Section VIII, was 

 adopted also: 



Log Run Stirt'k — Stock of any thickness, ran- 

 dom widths and lengths, as the logs will make 

 () inches and wider, not less than 75 per cent 

 to be 12 inches and wider. Not less than 50 

 per cent shall be No. 1 face stock, and the re- 

 mainder shall be suitable for center and back- 

 ing stock. 



The sheets in the face stock are to cut three- 

 quarter clear stock in cuttings of not less than 

 U inches by 24 inches. 



The committees on cost and valuation, 

 arbitration and grievances, railroad classi- 

 fication and entertainment and programs had 

 no reports to make. 



Usually the committee on entertainment 

 and programs makes provision for a ban- 

 quet, but it was found that the funds of 

 the association were not sufficient at this 

 time to provide for a banquet. 



The auditing committee announced that 

 the treasurer's accounts had been checked 

 and found entirely correct, and the report 

 was adopted. 



Next Meeting Place 



At this juncture W. I). Cannon, manager 

 of the convention bureau of the Business 

 Men 's Club of St. Louis, was introduced by 

 the secretary. Mr. Cannon invited the as- 

 sociation to hold its next meeting at St. 

 Louis, promising every facility and atten 

 tion possible. There being no further invi- 

 tations St. Louis was decided on. 



The nominating committee, consisting of 



A. E. Gorham, W. S. Walker aud Walter G. 

 Bass, presented nominations for new of- 

 ficers and the convention adopted the list 

 with one exception, the nomination for 

 ]iresident. The choice of the committee was 

 Burdis Anderson, who has served the asso- 

 ciation for the past two years, and the 

 committee thought it but proper that he be 

 given a "fat" year in addition. Mr. Ander- 

 son demurred, saying he felt the honor was 

 due someone else. After some discussion 

 the following officers were elected: 



President — r. B. Raymond, Indianapolis, Ind. 



First Vice-President — C. T. Jarrcll, Humboldt, 

 Tenn. 



Second Vice-President — W. C. Calhoun, She- 

 boygan, Wis. 



Third Vice-President — N. M. Wiilson, ,Tames- 

 low*n, N. Y. 



Secretary-Treasurer — E. H. Defebaugh, Chi- 

 cago. 



Assistant Secretary — H. S. Young. Indianapo- 

 lis. Ind. 



Directors — Hains Egbert, M. W. Perry, .\iex 

 I.endrum. J. C. Hill and H. J. Barnard. 



Executive Committee — Burdis Anderson. F. W. 

 Eggers. Charles Barnaby, C. T. Jarrell and P. 



B. Raymond. 



President Anderson was giving a rising 



vote of thanks for the very able manner in 

 which he has conducted the affairs of the 

 office of president. 



The convention then adjourned. 

 The Attendance 



The following were in attendance : 



Burdis Anderson. Great Lakes Veneer Co.. 

 Munising. Mich. 



W. R. Anderson. Packages. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Walt (!. Bass. Indianapolis. Ind. 



IC. \V. Benjamin. Cadillac Veneer Co., Cadil 

 lac, ^lich. 



W. E. Bonesteel. Worden Tool Co., Cleve- 

 land, O. 



E. W. Benjamin, Cadillac Veneer Co., Cadil- 

 lac. Mich. 



W. A. Bennett. Bennett v<c Witte. Cincinnati. O. 



S. G. Boyd, C. C. Boyd & Co.. Cincinnati, O. 



I'. II. Barnaby, Greencastle, Ind. 



Mr. Bush, Strong Veneering Co., Gerry, N. Y. 



B. S. Bacon. Bacon-Underwood Veneer Co., 

 Mobile. Ala. 



H. J. Barnard, Central Veneer Co., Indian- 

 apolis, Ind. 



Ch.'irles E. Cake, HARDWoon Record. Chicago. 



W. C. Calhoun, Frost Veneer Seating Co., 

 .Sheboygan. "Wis. 



C. T. Crandali, Crandall Panel Co., Brocton. 

 N. Y. 



Harry P. Coe. Coe Mfg. Co.. Painesville, 0. 



L. P. Groffman, St. Louis Basket & Box Co., 

 St. Louis. 



E. H. Defebaugh, The Barrel and Box, Chi- 

 cago. 



M. C. Dow. Goshen Veneer Co., Goshen. Ind. 



R. C. Dayton. Wisconsin Veneer Co., Rhine- 

 lander, Wis." 



H. E. Dougherty, Hoosier Veneer Co., Ladoga, 

 Ind. 



I'. W. Eggers. F. Eggers Veneer Seating Co., 

 Two Rivers, Wis. 



.1. T. Edwards. Medford Veneer Co., MedforU. 

 Wis. 



C. O. Ferguson, Veneers, Indianapolis, Ind. 



George R. "Ford. The Barrel and Box, Chicago. 



Henry H. Gibson, Hardwood Record. Chicago. 



A. E. Gorham, Gorham Bros. Co., Mt. Pleas- 

 ant. Mich. 



E. E. Hemingway, Wisconsin Land & Lumber 

 Co.. Mattoon. Wis. 



F. E. Hoffman, Hoffman Bros. Co., Ft. Wayne, 

 Ind. 



.1. S. Houston. J. S. Houston & Co.. Chicago. 

 T. W. Howlett. Philadelphia Textile Mfg. Co.. 

 Philadelphia. Pa. 



B. C. .larrell, B. C. .Tarrell & Co.. Humlmhlt. 

 Tirn. 



