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HARDWOOD RECORD 



rortunatt'ly, i( it may be so put, the old trees 

 are all more or less rotted and their wood thus 

 rendei'ed useless, for to this fact undoubtedly 

 is due their preservation. A small part of the 

 yew woodland belongs to the community of 

 Paterzell, but by far the greater part Is In- 

 cluded in the state forest reserve. There is at 

 present a movement on foot looking to the 

 preservation of these rare trees. 



New Officers St. Louis Lumbermen's 

 Exchange 



At a meeting of the Lumbermen's Exchange 

 of St. Louis held on Monday, January 3, the 

 following officers and directors were elected for 

 the coming year : 



President — George E. Hibbard. 



Vice-President — R. F. Krebs. 



Directors — A. J. Lang, F. Waldstein, Alf. Jo- 

 hanning. J. R. Massengale, Loyd G. Harris, Tom 

 Powe, William W. Milne. 



The Arbitration Committee consists of Peter 



GEORGE E. IIIBBARD, NEW PRESIDENT ST. 

 LOUIS LUMBERMEN'S EXCHANGE 



Whaley, F. C. Moore, Edward Wiese, W. R. 

 Chivvis and R. J. O'Reilly. 



The secretary will be elected by the Board of 

 Directors at the first meeting held. A. II. Bush 

 who has so efficiently performed the office of 

 secretary will undoubtedly be reelected to that 

 office. 



A Big Poplar Contract 



A few days ago The Hardwood Lumber Com- 

 pany of Cincinnati, as purchasing agent of the 

 General Motors Company, closed what is prob- 

 ably the largest deal for poplar ever made in 

 the history of the trade. It involved upwards of 

 $500,000 worth of high-grade poplar and spe- 

 cial widths of panel stock for delivery during 

 1910. It included an option on about the same 

 amount for 1911. This particular purchase was 

 for the Buick Motor Company of Flint. Mich. 

 Participating in the sale were the Yellow Poplar 

 Lumber Company of Coal Grove, O., and the 

 W. H. Dawkins Lumber Company of Ashland, Ky. 



While this was the largest order for poplar 

 ever placed, it is only a small part of the stock 

 that The Hardwood Lumber Company is pre- 

 pared to buy for the General Motors Company 

 during 1010. 



ber, 1900, show that wood and manufactures 

 thereof to a total value of .15,304,346 were 

 imported during November, 1909, as against a 

 total of $4,220,739 during November, 1908. 



Exports of domestic woods and manufactures 

 thereof for the same month of 1909 reached 

 a total of $5,498,070 as compared with $4,544,- 

 407 the previous year. 



Under Exports of Foreign Merchandise it is 

 found that wood and manufactures thereof to 

 a total value of $109,840 were shipped out of 

 ihe country in November, 1909 ; in November, 

 1908, the total was $103,153. 



In each ease there was a substantial gain, 

 showing that the country's prosperity continues 

 to grow. 



Imports and Exports for November, 1909 

 Advance sheets from the Monthly Summary 

 of Commerce and Finance, issued by the Depart- 

 ment of Commerce and Labor, showing details 

 of imports and exports for the month of Novem- 



Meeting Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club 



The first meeting of the new year held by the 

 Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club was the most in- 

 teresting in its history. Aside from its im- 

 portance as a business meeting, the principal 

 work of which was the raising of funds and 

 the arrangements of committees on entertain- 

 ment for the convention of the Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers' Association of the United States, 

 which meets here on February 1, 2 and 3, a 

 program of rare excellence was afforded by 

 Chairman Joe Bolser of the entertainment com- 

 mittee. 



\t 6 :30 p. m. the dinner was served, and 

 while this was being enjoyed the "Pork Chops" 

 band sang songs and rendered a number of 

 instrumental numbers. Perfectos being passed. 

 President Clif S. Walker introduced Howard 

 Saxby, the noted humorist, who gave a short 

 talk on "Statistics," but which was as devoid 

 of figures as a frog is of hair. But it was 

 funny, and all present shook down their dinner 

 with laughter. 



Minutes were read and approved and the an- 

 nouncement made that applications for member- 

 ship of Harry R. Browne, the Swann-Day Lumber 

 Company, and the Standard Lumber Company 

 l\ad been favorably reported and they were 

 unanimously elected to membership. 



An invitation for a series of games between 

 the bowlers of the Queen City Furniture Club 

 and the Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club was ac- 

 cepted, and E. J. Thoman was chosen to manage 

 the lumbermen's end of the contest. 



An invitation to attend the convention of the 

 Indiana Hardwood Association at the Denisou 

 hotel, Indianapolis, Ind., on January 13, was 

 read and accepted. Jim Buckley of Brookville 

 was present and promised all who would attend 

 a most enjoyable time. 



A letter from the secretary of the National 

 Boxmakers' Association, thanking the club for 

 the invitation to hold its convention of 1910 in 

 Cincinnati, was received and read. It stated 

 that the Executive Committee had decided on 

 French Lick Springs as the place for the con- 

 vention. 



A letter of thanks from the widow and family 

 of James King was read, thanking the club for 

 floral tribute and courtesies extended. 



The following letter from E. F. Perry, secre- 

 tary of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' 

 Association, was read, and was the basis of a 

 long discussion : 



Ni:w York, Dec. 21, 1910. — W. S. Sterrett, 

 Secretary Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club — Dear 

 Sir : Following the adverse decision of the In- 

 terstate Commerce Commission in the matter of 

 car stake and equipment cumplaint. the National 

 Wholesale Lumber Dealers' .Association appointed 

 a committee of its own members to consider the 

 feasibilitv and advisability of carrying out one 

 of the suggestions contained in the report sub- 

 mitted to the complainant associations by Coun- 

 sel Ross and Associate Counsel Stone. After 

 careful consideration this comiuittee decided that 

 the onlv practical line of action lay in an effort 

 to obtain from Congress an amendment to the 

 Hepburn act which would compel the railroads 

 by law to furnish the car stakes and other equip- 

 ment necessary for the transportation of lumber 

 and similar commodities upon flat or gondola 

 cars, A bill was accordingly prepared and in- 



troduced in the House of Representatives at the 

 last session of Congress known as the House 

 Bill No. 27,528, but owing to the shortness of 

 the session and the failure of Congress to con- 

 sider any railroad legislation nothing was done 

 with this bill. 



At the meeting of the board of trustees of 

 the Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association held 

 in New York on December 10, the committee of 

 this association, known as the Congressional Car 

 Stake Committee, composed of F. R. Babcock, 

 of I'ittsburg, chairman ; L. L. Barth, Chicago, 

 III.; R. W. Higbie, New York City; J. L. Ken- 

 dall, Pittsburg. Pa., and Lewis Dill, Baltimore, 

 Md., was instructed to take steps to have the 

 same bill presented at the present session of 

 Congress to make an effort to accomplish its 

 passage. 



The plan outlined by the committee consists 

 in asking the cooperation of the associations 

 which joined with us in the old car stake and 

 equipment complaint, and of such individuals 

 as may wish to associate with us. 



It will be necessary for a strong delegation 

 of representative lumbermen to appear before 

 the committee of Congress having this matter 

 in charge and to present their argument in sup- 

 port of the bill. In addition to the traveling 

 expenses of these delegates, the expense of 

 prosecuting this effort will be very inconsiderable 

 compared to the expense incurred in making the 

 original fight before the Interstate Commerce 

 Couimissiou. 



Each association desiring to be represented will 

 be asked to provide for the expense of its own 

 delegates, and in addition to contributing a 

 moderate sum for the general expenses, such as 

 printing briefs, employing clerical assistance, etc. 



Our association feels that the justice of the 

 cause and the great advantage to be derived 

 trom it by lumbermen generally and from the 

 passage of such an act. fully warrant the very 

 limited expenditure which will be necessary to 

 make this additional effort. Having already ex- 

 pended such a cousiderable sum it would be un- 

 wise to drop the matter without action on the 

 stiggestion of counsel which apparently promises 

 relief. Although our main contention was de- 

 feated, we have at least obtained a valuable 

 concession in the matter of allowance for the 

 weight of stakes. 



We hope that you will feel sufficiently in- 

 terested in this matter to consent to furnish as 

 many delegates as possible to present a strong 

 argument before the committee of Congress at 

 Washington. It is probable that the hearing will 

 be set for some time during the month of Janu- 

 ary and therefore prompt action is necessary. 



Will you kindly advise us, therefore, at .your 

 very earliest po.ssible opportunity whether your 

 association is willing to further join us in this 

 action and indicate the maximum amount which 

 you would be prepared to contribute to the fund 

 lor general expenses, with the confident assur- 

 rance on our part that this expense will be made 

 as light as possible, and that you will not be 

 called upon for more than your proportion for 

 any amount expended. 



While our association has already taken the 

 initial steps, we believe that your earnest co- 

 operation, and particularly in the matter of 

 sending delegates, is necessary to success, and 

 in view of the interest which you have already 

 shown, we therefore urge upon you to join with 

 us in this renewed effort. 



Upon receipt of your reply. Chairman Babcock 

 will inform you fully as to the exact plans of 

 his committee, and keep you advised as to the 

 date of the hearing and all other matters con- 

 nected with the work. Yours very truly. 



George F. Cbaig, President. 



E. F. Perry, Secretary. 



On motion of W. A. Bennett, it was decided to 

 send two delegates to the conference at Washing- 

 ton on Car Stakes and Equipment. 



The report of the special committee on enter- 

 taining the convention of the Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers of the United States was presented as 

 follows :, 



CixciNX-VTi, O., Dec. 3, 1910. — C. S. Walker, 

 President Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club — Dear 

 Sir : Your committee appointed at the last 

 meeting of the club for the purpose of cooperat- 

 ing with the Manufacturers' Association in mak- 

 ing their coming meeting to be held in Cincin- 

 nati a success, beg to report that it is the sense 

 of this committee that the club show their ap- 

 preciation in Cincinnati having been chosen as 

 the meeting place of the association by properly 

 entertaining them. 



The committee at this time is unable to ascer- 

 tain the approximate number whicli is expected 

 to attend this meeting, consequently can form 

 no definite opinion as to the. cost of entertain- 

 ing. We would recommend, however, that if the 

 club undertake the entertainment that they do 

 so in a manner that will reflect the greatest 

 credit npon the good city of Cincinnati and this 

 club, and which will leave a fragrant and last- 

 ing remembrance of Cincinnati hospitality (to 

 be afterwards reflected in a pecuniary way) and 



