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He has worked several in Chicago, tried it in 

 Louisville, Ky.. and elsewhere. 



This is to warn those to whom he is liable to 

 apply at any time that he is a fraud, and that 

 I should like very much to get him in the 

 clutches of the law. A warrant is now out for 

 his arrest for obtaining money under false pre- 

 tenses in Chicago. He is described as about 30 

 years of age, small dark moustache, large mouth, 

 prominent separated teeth, weight about 150 

 pounds and about 5 feet 7 inches in height, 

 darkish complexion, apparently well educated 

 and smokes cigarettes. 



I send you this notice, for he surely will keep 

 trying this on lunmbermen who either know me 

 or the concerns with which I am connected. 

 Yours truly, W. B. Mershon. 



Wants a Wood Scraper and a Router 



McUexry, III., December 24. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record ; We are interested in securing a 

 wood scraper and a router similar to the Kelley 

 machine if wo can pick them up at a reasonable 

 price. 



Any reader of the Recoed having equip- 

 ment noted above for sale can have the ad- 

 dress of this inquirer by addressing this 

 office. — Editoe. 



A Slight Correction 

 MILW.4UKEE; Wis.; December 30. — Editor 

 Hardwood Record : We note in the issue of 



Hardwood Record of December 25 an article 

 which calls for some correction. We wish to 

 state that the Cooper & Maxson Company is 

 dissolving by mutual consent of the principal 

 stockholders, and it is not a matter of retiring 

 on the part of anyone connected with the com- 

 pany. We are simply dissolving, and out of 

 this dissolution will spring a lumber business 

 conducted by W. E. Cooper, former president of 

 the Cooper & Maxson Lumljer Company, and 

 also a lumber business conducted by Geo. M. 

 Maxson, former secretary of the Cooper & Max- 

 son Lumber Company. Relative to these lines 

 of business you will no doubt receive announce- 

 ments from the proper sources. 



Cooper & Maxsox Lumber Co., 



Geo. M. Maxson. Secretary. 



Making A 'Business Organization of the National 

 Lumber Manufacturers' Association 



The National Lumber Manufacturers' A.s- 

 sociation is an organization made up of 

 sundry lumber manufacturing associations, in- 

 cluding the Northern Pine Manufacturers ' As- 

 sociation, Northwestern Hemlock Manufactur- 

 ers' Association, Wisconsin Hardwood Lum- 

 bermen's Association, Yellow Pine Mamifac- 

 turers' Association, North Carolina Pine As- 

 sociation (Inc.), Georgia-Florida Saw Mill 

 Association (Inc.), Hardwood Manufacturers' 

 Association of the United States, Southwest- 

 ern Washington Lumber Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation, Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers' 

 Association, Southern Cypress Manufacturers' 

 Association, Western Pine Manufacturers' 



LEONARD CUONSON, .MANAGER NATIONAL 

 LUMBER MANUFACTURERS' ASSN. 



Association and The Oregon and Washington 

 Lumber Manufacturers' Association. 



Of this association Edward Hines, the emi- 

 nent lumberman of Chicago, is president; E. 

 G. Griggs of Tacoma, Wash., first vice-presi- 

 dent ; Wm. B. Stillwell, Savannah, Ga., second 

 vice-president; G. A. Freeman, St. Louis, Mo., 

 treasurer; George K. Smith, St. Louis, Mo., 

 secretary, and just appointed Leonard Bron- 

 son, with headquarters in the Fisher Buihling, 

 Chicago, manager. 



The Board of Governors is made up of 



twelve of the most distinguished lumbermen in 

 the United States. At the last annual meeting 

 of the National Lumber Manufacturers ' As- 

 sociation, held at Seattle, the employment of 

 a manager was authorized, and the choice of 

 the Board of Governors fell on Leonard Bron- 

 son of Chicago to fill this most important 

 position. Mr. Bronson has been the leading 

 editorial writer of the American Lumberman 

 for many years, and is thoroughly equipped 

 with a specific knowledge of lumber atfairs, 

 and with brains and energy to carry on very 

 forceful and intelligent work on behalf of the 

 affiliated manufacturing lumbermen embraced 

 in the National Association. 



Mr. Bronson 's duties will be to represent 

 the association on every national question, and 

 to promote its interests in a national way. 

 One of his duties will be to attempt a cam- 

 paign of publicity and education, so that the 

 general i)ublio may be thoroughly informed on 

 lumber affairs. This work is intended to coun- 

 teract the idea that a lumber trust exists and 

 to change public sentiment from hostility to 

 friendliness. Within the province of the as- 

 sociation work to be handled by Mr. Bronson 

 will be uniform state legislation so far as it 

 affects the lumber industry, forest conserva- 

 tion, forest taxation, general law matters like 

 the uniform bill of lading, uniform state cor- 

 poration laws, collection laws, insurance mat- 

 ters, etc. Very likely uniform terms of sale 

 will also be handled by the association. It 

 will be the purpose of this new business man- 

 agemeut to work for the common interests of 

 all lumber manufacturers in all sections of 

 the country, and to assist any particular sec- 

 tion in matters that do uot conflict with gen- 

 eral subjects, or which are not countervailing 

 in their territory. 



It is undeniable that this great alliance of 

 lumbermen has just begun to realize its dor- 

 mant powers, and in the future it will be con- 

 ducted along lines that are very beneficial to 

 the industry. Problems affecting the lumber 

 trade can surely be worked out through its 

 efforts. The coalition of corporate interests 

 in other lines has been forced by the law of 

 self-preservation and more economical opera- 

 tion, and is desirable and necessary in lumber 

 affairs. 



It will readily be seen that Mr. Bronson has 

 a big task before him, but as before noted in 

 this article, he is entirely capable of handling 

 the work to the manifest advantage of the 

 National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, 

 and the trade at large. 



A New Seal of Chicago Hardwood Lumber 

 Exchange 



The publiclly conimitU'e of the Chicago Hard- 

 wood Lumber Exchange has had prepared sev- 

 eral hundred thousand seal stickers, which mem- 

 bers of the organization will employ on their 

 letterheads, envelopes and circular matter to 

 advertise Chicago as the greatest hardwood mar- 

 ket in the world. A black and white drawing 

 cf this seal is shown in connection with this 

 paragraph. However, the original sticker has 

 :i width of only 1 ?4 inches with a gold back- 



ground, the remainder of the design worked 

 up in crimson and blue. It is a very attractive 

 seal and was executed by the well-known Chi- 

 cago engraving and printing concern, the Rose- 

 iKiw Company. 



Of the 4,000 trees Washington planted last 

 .year, 353 were elms, 84S pin oaks, 637 Norway 

 maples, 447 sycamores, 291 lindens, 275 sugar 

 maples, 352 silver maples and 104 ginkgos, 

 showing that Washington does not fear that 

 these choice hardwood trees will grow too slowly 

 for enjoyment. Washington's Carolina poplars, 

 willows, cottonwoods and box elders, of which 

 the city once had a large number, are being 

 replaced by these better trees. The ginkgo or 

 maidenhair tree is a native of Japan. It may 

 be seen growing on the streets in Boston, Wash- 

 ington and Pittsburg. It grows very slowly and 

 prefers sandy or gravely soil. 



