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help it in every state in which the members 

 have interests. lie stated, that joining the Na- 

 tional Lumber .Manufacturers' Association would 

 be worth its entire cost to more than titty lum- 

 bermen in the state of Michigan, and inasmuch 

 as they had rpproved of the speaker's judg- 

 ment in the organization of the Michigan body, 

 he hoped they would also take his judgment and 

 join the big National lumber manufacturing 

 institution. 



On motion of W. L. Martin, supported by .Tohn 

 S. Weidman. the organization joined the National 

 Lumber Manufacturers' Association. 



On invitation of the president, Mr. Gibson of 

 Hardwood Kecord stated that his publication 

 bad been engaged for several years in collecting 

 and collating information pertaining to the pros- 

 pective annual requirements of wholesale con- 

 sumers ; that he recently had sent out a request 

 for correction of this information covering an- 

 nual requirements for litlO, and that the reports 

 w^re coming in at the rate of five hundred to a 

 thousand a day, with every indication that pros- 

 pective requirements in many cases of double 

 that in the year 1900. He further stated that 

 apparently there was no call for rock elm and 

 ash, but there was a marked increase in demand 

 for all other hardwoods manufactured in Michi- 

 gan. The call for maple and birch is apparently 

 double that of last year, while the call for 

 basswood, elm and lieech had inrroased from 

 thirty to hfty pi-r ceul. 



Keport of Market Conditions Committee 



Brace Odcll, chairman of the Committee on 

 Market Conditions, then read the report of that 

 committee ; 



Your committee on market conditions is pleased 

 to report as follows : 



We believe that conditions as reported by this 

 committee at the October, I'JOO, meeting apply 

 to conditions today, except that conditions as 

 regards Michigan hard maple are growing 

 stronger daily, and that the shortage of this 

 wood is more apparent at present than at any 

 time in the past. 



All the northern hardwoods seem in good de- 

 mand, especially in the better grades, and we be- 

 lieve that the prices recommended in Octoher 

 are conservative, except for 4/4 Michigan hard 

 maple, which we believe should meet with ready 

 sale at $1 per thousand higher for bs'tter grades 

 than No. 3 common. 



The January. 1010. stock report shows that 

 only 11.000.000 feet of 4/4 Michigan hard maple, 

 including the grades of Ists and L'nds. No. 1 com- 

 mon and No. 'I common, in the hands of the 

 members of this association unsold, a smaller 

 amount of unsold stock of this size and 

 grades than shown by any previous January re- 

 port. It is apparent, also, that an unusually 

 large amount of this season's cut of Michigan 

 hard maple, especially of the flooring stock, is 

 now under contract. 



It is a well known fact among manufacturers 

 of maple flooring that they have for years sold 

 their product at lower prices than it should bring 

 and for this reason their margin of profits have 

 been narrow, but it is equally as well known that 

 the demand for and the real intrinsic value of 

 maple flooring warranted much higher prices, 

 and there is no good reason why the manufac- 

 turers of maple flooring should be made to suffer 

 because of the business methods of the maple 

 flooring manufacturers. 



The conditions as regard the lower grades of 

 northern hardwoods are typical of the conditions 

 following a period of general low prices, and it 

 is the opinion of this committee that as the price 

 of thj better grades advance, the demand for the 

 lower grades will increase. While we do not 

 recomm"nd higher prices for No. 3 common hard- 

 woods at present, we do believe the coriditiopi: 

 have strengthened materially during the past 

 three months. 



Hemlock 



From the secretary's report we And a contin- 

 ued imfirovement as regards stock on hand, there 

 being reported 117,000,000 of piece stuff, as 

 against 13-J. 000.000, and 34,000,000 of boards, as 

 against 3.S,OiiO,000 a year ago, or a total of 

 10,000,000 less of stock on hand unsold than 

 reported January 1, 1909. 



This would indicate an improvement in hem- 

 lock conditions generally, and we believe that the 

 market should be strong at prices recommended 

 at our October, 1900, meeting. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Bkcce Odell, 

 d. m. kxeeland. 

 John C. Ross. 

 G. Von Pl-iten. 

 Oscar L. Larson". 

 F. L. Richardson. 

 W. C. Hull. 

 On motion the report was accepted. 



D. H. Day, chairman of the Committee on 

 Grading Rules of Hemlock, then presented a 

 specific report of sundry grades that bis com- 

 mittee recommended. 



At 12 o'clock the meeting adjourned for lunch. 



ATTEENOON SESSION 



The meeting reconvened at - p. m. and a 

 thorough discussion was made of the report of 

 the Hemlock Grading Committee. 



On motion of Mr. Richardson the report was 

 accepted and the secretary was asked to have 

 the rules put in printed form and , distributed 

 among the members, and that each member be 

 requested to try them out for three months, and 

 at the next meeting report any necessary change 

 that their experience and their use would think 

 desirable. 



'The committee was continued and asked to 

 prepare a supplemental report at the next meet- 

 ing. 



On motion of Bruce Odell the chair was 

 elected to a position on the Board of Governors 

 of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion and was instructed to appoint the delegates 

 to which the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' 

 .\ssociation is entitled. 



J. C. KNOX, CADILLAC. SECRKTAKV 



On motion of XIr. Hull it was decided that the 

 next meeting of the association would be held 

 at the Ponchartrain Hotel, Detroit, some time 

 during the month of April. 



Mr. Bronson then addressed the association 

 and stated that it was one of the hopes of the 

 National Lumber Manufacturers' Association to 

 endow a chair of forestry and lumbering at Yale 

 wit'a an endowment of $100,000. He stated that 

 .^G.'JiOOO of this sum had already been .raised 

 and that one individual had agreed to contribute 

 .flO,000 when $23,000 more had been pledged. 

 He said he hoped that the public spirit of the 

 Michigan lumbermen would induce them to make 

 contributions to this fund. 



'The meeting then adjourned. 



'There were present : 



Anderson, A. I'"., Cadillac, Mich. Mill, South 

 Boardman. 



Bi:5elow, Charles A., Kneeland-Bigelow Com- 

 pany, Bay City, Mich. 



Brownlee, W. E., The Brownlee-Kelly Co. 

 Detroit, Mich. 



Carleton, E. H., MlUs-Carleton Company, 

 Cleveland, O. 



Cornwell. E. J., Estate of L. Cornwell, Wol- 

 verine, Mich. 



Culver, W. '£., Stearns Salt & Lumber Com- 

 pany, Ludington, Mich. 



Day, D. II.. Glen Haven. Mich. 

 Derry, S. F., S. F. Derry & Co.. .Millersburg, 

 Mich. 



Duggan, Charles. 'Tindle & Jacksc>n, Pellston. i 

 Mich, 



Eastman. S. L., Eastman Flooring Company, 

 Saginaw, Mich. 



Gilchrist, Frank R.. F. W. Gilchrist, Alpena, 

 Mich. 



Gilchrist, F. W., Alpena, Mich. 

 Giff, J. B., Elk Rapids, Mich. 

 Groesbeck, E. C, Stearns Salt & Lumber Com- 

 pany, Ludington, Mich. 



Hanson, U., Sailing-Hanson Company, Gray- 

 ling, Mich. 



Hartwick, E. E., L. Jenson, Sailing, Mich. 

 Hawes, O. S., Sailing-Hanson Company, Gray- 

 ling, Mich. 



Hoyt, L. A., National inspector. East .Jordan. 

 Hull, W. C, Smith & Hull, Traverse City and 

 North JIanitou Island. 



Jackson, W. A., Tindle & Jackson, Pellston, 

 Mich. 



Jameson, J. A., St. Ignace, Mich. 

 Jenks, John IL, Cleveland", O. 

 Kelly, Will, Brownlee-Kelly Lumber Company, 

 Detroit, Mich. 



Kimball, F. A.. Churchill Lumber Company, 

 Alpena, Mich. 



Kneeland, D. M., The Michalson & Hanson 

 Lumlier Company, Lewiston, Mich. 



Knox, J. C, secretary Michigan Hardwood 

 .Manufacturers' Association, Cadillac, Mich. 



Langdon, N. M., Antrim Iron Company. Mill, 

 ;Mancelona. 



Larson, O. A., Buckley & Douglas Lumber 

 Company, Manistee, Mich. 



Lobdell, E. J., Lobdell & Churchill Manufac- 

 turing Company. Onaway, Mich. 



McGuire, C. C, Midland Lumber Company, 

 Cincinnati, O. 



JIartin, W. L., Embry-Martin Lumb3r Compan.v, 

 Cheboygan, Mich. 



Michelson, A. E., N. Michelson Lumber Com- 

 pany, Jlicbelson, Mich. 



Michelson. F. L., Johannesburg Manufacturing 

 Company, Johannesburg, Mich. 



Mitchell, Charles F., Mitchell Bros. Company, 

 Cadillac, Mich. 



Myers, I. K.. Richardson Lumber Company, 

 Bay City, Mich. 



Nelson, Z. H., Tindle & Jackson, Pellston, 

 Mich. 



Odell, B., Cummer-Diggins Company, Cadillac, 

 Mich. 



Porter, W. P., East Jordan Lumber Company, 

 East Jordan, Mich. 



Uayburn, R. IL, Island Mill Lumber Company, 

 Alpena, Mich. 



Richardson. F. L., Richardson Lumber Com- 

 pany. Bay City and Alpena, Mich. 



Robinson, S. A., Robinson Lumber Company, 

 Goodas, Mich. 



Ross, Horace A., E. B. Foss & Co., Bay City, 

 Mich. 



Koss, John C, Ross & Wentworth, Bay City, 

 Mich. 



Saunders, \Villiam L., Cummers-Diggins Com- 

 pany, Cadillac, Mich. 



Platen, G. Von, Boyne City, Mich. 

 Ward, F. B., David Ward Estate, Deward, 

 Mich. 



Weidman, J. S., Weidman, Mich. 

 Bronson, Leonard, National Lumber Manufac- 

 turers' Association, Chicago, 111. 



Fuller, L. E., Lumber World, Chicago, III. 

 (iibson, H. H., .Hardwood Recokd^ Chicago, 111. 

 Holmes, Arthur L., secretary Michigan Retail 

 Dealers' .Association, Detroit, Mich. 



Howe. Wi.lard C, American Lumberman, Chi- 

 cago, 111. 



Shaw, J. S., Grand Rapids, Mich. 

 Wellmuth, E. J., American Lumberman. Chi- 

 cago, HI. 



