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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Third Annual HardWood Manufacturers of Wisconsin 



The Ilai'dvvood Jlanufactureis ot Wisconsin 

 convened for theii' third annual meeting at the 

 Hotel Pflster on Friday, January 21. The meet- 

 ing was highly successful and was replete with 

 interesting discussions. President Goodman oc- 

 cupied thie chair and. Secretary Chapman re- 

 corded. , „■; 



Thei hardwood meetijjg was preceded by the 

 annual of the Northwestern Hemlock Associa- 

 tion, 'at which a movement was inaugurated 

 to dissolve this association and consolidate with 

 the Hardwood Manufacturers, all moneys to be 

 turned over to the new body, which is to be 

 called the Northern Hemlocls and Hardwood 

 Manufacturer.s' Association. It was decided 

 by the Committee on Consolidation that the 

 constitution of the Hardwood Association was 

 better adapted to the new requirements, hence it 

 was recommended by them for adoption, with 

 suitable amendments until changed by proper 

 authority. The question was left until the 

 afternoon session to be voted upon. 



The regular hardwood meeting was brought 

 to order by President Goodman at half-past 

 eleven, without adjourning from the previous 

 meeting. The roll call was dispensed with. 



W. C. LANDON, WAUSAU, PRESIUKNT. 



and after the minutes of the last meeting were 

 read President Goodman gave a short talk, in 

 which he prophesied a pi-osperous year for both 

 branches of the new association and expressed 

 himself as anxious to systematize grading rules. 



The next order of business was the appoint- 

 ment of a Nominating Committee, to select 

 officers for the ensuing year. The members 

 appointed were A. F. Osborn, chairman, M. J. 

 Quinlan and J. R. Davis. 



The Commitlee on Market Conditions, com- 

 posed of Messrs. Buswell, Chapman. Landon and 

 Brightman, was next appointed. 



Secretary's Report 



Secretary Chapman read the report of the 

 treasurer, a summary of which showed a balance 

 at the beginning of the year of $178, receipts 

 during the year amounting to $5,840, making 

 a total of $G,018. Total expenses were $3,271. 

 leaving a balance on hand of $747. The report 

 was accepted. 



The secretary's report followed. His finan- 

 cial report showed a balance of $058. Secretary 

 Chapman stated that some of the members did 

 not report as great a volume of business as 

 had been estimated and as a consequence there 



was an excess in the appropriation of $2GG, 

 which' would be entered to the credit of the 

 various members interested. In speaking of 

 getting reports of sales from members, the 

 speaker said that it was pretty hard to get 

 them to respond. To simplify things, he de- 

 cided to get out regular forms to he filled in. 

 A copy is shown below ; 



We hereby apply for membership in the Hard- 

 wood Lumber Manufacturers of Wisconsin or its 

 successor, and if our application is accepted by 

 the association lo continue as meml>ers from 

 year to year and until we notify the proper 

 officer of our withdrawal. The first of each year 

 we agree to furnish the secretary an estimate 

 on which we are to pay quarterly assessments 

 in accordance with Article XIII of the consti- 

 tution and at the end of the year will make a 

 final settlement as provided lor by the same 

 article. 



Signed 



Address 



Dated lUl. . 



For the year 1910 we estimate our sales at 



M hardwood lumber. 



AI hemlock lumber. 



He said that some members had complained 

 <if the assessment of four cents for every thou- 

 sand feet shipped as being too large, and said 

 lliat, while he firmly believed that the associa- 

 tion is worth even more than that to its 

 members, still it was his wish to get it down 

 as low as possible. He advocated making 

 I he assessment on hardwood in the new asso- 

 ciation higher than that on hemlock and recom- 

 mended, stating that he was talking merely as 

 an individual, that the rate on hardwood be 

 three cents per thousand feet shipped and on 

 hemlock one cent and a half. This would pro- 

 vide a revenue of $10,000 annually, which would 

 providi- for all expenses. 



The membership for last year was reported 

 as sixty-five, representing a total sale of 150,- 

 1 100,000 feet, the secretary expressing his belief 

 that there should be a sale of 175,000,000 feet 

 at the end of this year. The report closed 

 with an appeal for prompt responses to all 

 requests for information, it being pointed out 

 that general stock sheets can be sent out two 

 weeks after requests for reports if everybody is 

 prompt. 



The cbair requested the secretary to read a 

 telegram from Lewis Doster, secretary of the 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the 

 United States, dated Chicago, in which Secre- 

 tary Doster extended his greeting and invited 

 tlie Wisconsin association to the meeting in Cin- 

 cinnati on February 1, 2 and 3. 



Chairman Pardwell of the Special Railroad 

 Committee, which was discharged last August, 

 reported that they had asked a 412-cent reduc- 

 tion to eastern trunk lines, but had obtained 

 but three cents. He said that Minnesota and 

 central Wisconsin points were not allowed a 

 proportional less rate, but that the matter had 

 been reopened and the railroads gave assur- 

 ance of action in the near future. 



Chairman Landon of the Legislative Commit- 

 tee reported that on October 20, at a meeting 

 to show why the burning of slashings should 

 not be compelled by law, State Forester Griffith 

 reported that, while he had estimated that it 

 would cost GO cents a thousand feet, actual ex- 

 periments showed that intelligent burning would 

 cost from $1.46 to $1.92 per thousand feet. 

 He admitted that no experiment had been made 

 when the bill was advocated. 



Chairman Owen of the Committee on Con- 

 solidation reported a recommendation by the 

 Hoard of Directors that the Bureau of Grades 

 be increased from five to seven men, to include 

 both hemlock and hardwood men. 



Constitution for the Consolidated Organiza- 

 tion Adopted 



Secretary Chapman, a member of this com- 

 mittee said that they had met in Milwaukee a 

 month ago and spent a whole day in discussing 



the subject and had adopted the Hardwood 

 Constitution with the following changes : 



Changes in the Constitl'Tion to be Offered 

 AND Voted on at the Annual Meeting of 



THE HaKDWOOD LUSIBEK MANUFACTUK- 



ERS OP Wisconsin at Milwaukee, 

 Friday, January 21, 1910. 



Article 1. This article to be changed so as 

 lo read as follows : 



"The name of this association shall be "The 

 Northern Hemlock & Hardwood Manufacturers' 

 Asociation." 



Art. 2. This article to be changed so that 

 it will cover manufacturers of both hardwood 

 and hemlock lumber and to read as follows : 



"Individuals, firms or corporations actually 

 manufacturing hemlock and hardwood lumber, 

 or either, and who manufacture at least half 

 as much as their total sales in the states of 

 Wisconsin, Minnesota and the upper peninsula 

 of Michigan shall be eligible to membership in 

 this association upon the payment of the assess- 

 ment which may be levied by the Board of 

 Directors. 



"The Board of Directors shall pass upou the 



GEORGE E. FOSTER, MELLEN, TREASURER. 



eligibility of applicants for membership." 



Art. G. This article on the election of officers 

 to be changed to read as follows : 



"At least thirty d.iys before the date of the 

 annual meeting, it shall be the duty of the 

 president to appoint a Nominating Committee 

 of tlirce members who will submit to the mem- 

 bers at the annual meeting nominations for the 

 offices of president, vice-president, treasurer and 

 four directors. This report shall then be sub- 

 mitted to the members for vote." 



The balance of this Article G is not changed. 



Art. 12. A paragraph is to be added to this 

 article which provides for an auditor, which 

 shall read as follows : 



"It shall be the duty of the auditor to examine 

 and sign all vouchers." 



AH other articles. There are no changes of- 

 fered in any other articles of the constitution 

 and they are to remain as adopted December 

 15, 1900, except Article 13, which was amended 

 at a later meeting held in Wausau. 



AFTERNOON SESSION 



Following the reeess the convention reas- 

 sembled at 2 o'clock. Chairman Owen of the 

 Bureau of Grades was the first to report. 



Mr. President and Gentlemen : In the early 



