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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Luncheon Chicago HardWood Lumber Exchange 



The Chicago Hardwood Lumber Exchange con- 

 vened for its regular monthly meeting at the 

 LaSalle Hotel at 12 :30 p. m., January 17. Af- 

 ter a delightful luncheon the meeting was called 

 to order by President Brown, Secretary Dion re- 

 cording. There was an attendance of flfty-eight. 



The reports of the standing committees on 

 membership and entertainment were the chief 

 business to come before the meeting. 



After the roll call and reading of the minutes 

 of the meeting of November 27, which was at- 

 tended by thirty members. President Brown in 

 an effective way expressed his regret on the re- 

 cent deaths in lumber ranks. He tendered the 

 sympathy of the exchange to W. H. Hopkins, of 

 the Theodore Fathaucr Company, whose wife 

 recently passed away. 



The secretary was instructed to read the fol- 

 lowing communication to the Chicago Hardwood 

 Lumber Exchange from J. D. Bolton, of the Hay- 

 den & Westcott Lumber Company, of Chicago, 

 who, as a personal friend of the late Foreman 

 S. Hendrickson, expressed his appreciation of 

 the character of the deceased. The tribute is 

 as follows : 



Whereas, The Ruler of us all iu His wisdom 

 has called from our ranks a worthy comrade, and 

 we realize that our associate and friend, H . b. 

 Hendrickson, will never again meet with us and 

 extend wise counsel and good cheer, it is witn 

 a sense of personal loss that we mourn and bow 



'°None"thrre* was who met him, either casually 

 or often, but was honored by his hail of good 

 fellowship, and they knew the sniile, which was 

 ever a part of his greeting, was from the heait. 

 His success reached beyond the commercial or 

 tinancial phase. While alert and active in every- 

 tlung pertaining to his business, it was m his 

 home, with wife, children and neighbors that 

 his memory will be cherished when the paths of 

 business and daily routine become dimmed. 



It is proper, therefore, that the members of 

 the Chicago Hardwood Lumber Exchange, ot 

 which he was an honored member, should ex- 

 press their deep sense of loss and appreciation 

 of his many noble qualities. 



Therefore, Be it resolved, that this body has 

 recognized in F. S. Hendrickson a cbaracter 

 that is rare and of exceptional attributes fui- 

 ther, that these expressions of high regard and 

 farewell be incorporated as a part of the records 

 of this exchange, and a copy sent to the be- 

 reaved family and to the lumber press of the 

 country. 



The resolutions on the death of Mr. Hendrick- 

 son, which were adopted by the exchange at a 

 special meeting, were printed in the last issue 

 of the Kecobd. 



At the death of George W. Stoneman, of the 

 Stoneman-Zearing Lumber Company, Devall's 

 Bluff, Ark., the exchange convened for a special 

 session to pass suitable resolutions, which were 

 read by the secretary, which were as follows : 



Whereas The members of the Chicago Hard- 

 wood Lumber Exchange have heard with deep 

 regret of the untimely death of George \N . Stone- 

 mln a highly valued fellow member and one 

 who has long been favorably known and held 

 in much esteem by the trade generally ; and 



Whereas, We regard with deep respect the 

 recollection of his uprightness of character and 

 straightforwardness of purpose, and regietfully 

 recall the memory of his sympathetic nature 

 and genial disposition : therefore, be it 



Resolved, That we extend our sincerest sym- 

 pathy to his bereaved family, and . , . . 



Resolved. That our secretary is hereby in- 

 structed to send a copy of these resolutions to 

 them and to each of the lumber trade journals. 

 Earl Palmer, 

 O. O. Agler, 

 F. F. Fish, 

 A. R. Vinnedge, 



Committee. 



Following the reading of the resolutions 

 President Brown expressed his pleasure at be- 

 ing able to report results already from the use 

 of the stickers adopted at the last meeting. He 

 said he had received eleven communications him- 

 self that were direct results of the use of this 

 advertising, and he instructed the secretary to 

 read several which had been received by the ex- 

 change. 



Charles Westcott, chairman of the Member- 



ship Committee, was the first to report on the 

 work of standing committees. The following 

 new members were admitted since the last meet- 

 ing ; 



S. C. Bennett, Hardwood Mills Company. 



F. M. Baker, Hardwood Mills Company. 

 W. A. Eager, Fisher building. 



A. H. Schoen, Columbia Hardwood Lumber 

 Company. 



G. C. Pratt, G. C. Pratt Lumber & Tie Com- 

 pany. 



Chairman Westcott suggested that each of the 

 new members give the exchange a chance to see 

 what he looked like, which suggestion the chair 

 promptly put in action, the initiates responding 

 in the order given, all uniting in tribute to the 

 ability of the cjiairman to fill his oflice. 



Before calling for the report of the Entertain- 

 ment Committee, President Brown gave a short 

 talk on the policy of the administration. He 

 said that it is the plan to extend the member- 

 ship to as many local lumbermen as can pos- 

 sibly be reached — he wants to get everybody in. 



Chairman Lane ot the Entertainment Commit- 

 tee, said that the large attendance at the meet- 

 ing was a compliment to the president rather 

 than his committee. He suggested in the form 

 of a motion that the exchange have a banquet 

 and evening of entertainment in the near future, 

 to be given either at a hotel or club, the ladies 

 to he invited. The president opened the ques- 

 tion for discussion, and it was finally decided 

 that the Board of Managers meet with the En- 

 tertainment Committee and go into the matter 

 thoroughly, their report to decide the question. 

 At the call of the chair, all who would promise 

 to attend such a function stood, the recorder 

 counting twenty-two. 



An amusing discussion between two members 

 took place when the question as to whether the 

 affair should be formal or informal was being 

 debated upon. The first member, in a tone of 

 deep disgust, said that no lumberman ought to 

 wear even a tuxedo, and moved that they be 

 tut out. Whereupon his neighbor very mildly 

 suggested that some people did look pretty badly 

 in that kind of dress. But the plain citizen 

 was not to be sat on so easily and came back 

 with the remark that perhaps his neighbor could 

 hire or borrow a suit more easily than he (the 

 speaker) could. 



The question was left in that condition, the 

 president giving his assurance that the enter- 

 tainment would not he attempted unless success 

 w^as assured. 



Chairman Trainer, of the Market Conditions 

 Committee, reported that there was no market, 

 or at least that it couldn't be reached on ac- 

 count of the heavy snow storms. 



The following open letter from President 

 Brown was passed around during the meeting : 



Chicago, December 24, 1909. 



To the members of the Chicago Hardwood 

 Lumber Exchange : It is with pleasure that I 

 initiate the first practical result of the labors 

 of our Publicity Committee and trust through 

 the liberal and" judicious use of these seals by 

 our membership that much benefit may be de- 

 rived. This is the beginning of a series of ef- 

 forts to enlarge the scope of Chicago as a lum- 

 lier market and to increase the respect with 

 which tlie lumber fraternity of this city is held 

 in various parts of the country. The standing 

 of our organization is nothing more nor less 

 than the individual character of any concern con- 

 nected with it. Therefore it is earnestly hoped 

 that our code of business ethics may be such as 

 to inspire trust and confidence in the manufac- 

 turer as well as consumer and dealer of hard- 

 wood lumber. To accomplish these ends the 

 earnest efforts of every member of our exchange 

 are required and there is no doubt that same 

 will be expressed. 



Thanking you most heartily for the support 

 you have given this cause and the ready response 

 with which everv request has been met, I 

 earnestly solicit your suggestion for the benefit 

 of any phase of this work as it must be a suc- 

 cess. 



Extending compliments to you of the New 

 Year, I am. Sincerely yours 



(Signed) F. L. Brown. 



President. 

 Those present were as follows : 



O. O. Agler, LTpham & Agler. 



H. W. Baker, JIoiiy-Baker Lumber Company. 



F. M. Baker, Hardwood Mills Lumber Com- 

 pany. 



John S. Benedict. John S. Benedict. 



S. C. Bennett. Hardwood Mills Lumber Com- 

 pany. 



J. C. Bennett. Upham & Agler. 



Fred W. Black, Fred W. Black Lumber Com- 

 pany. 



H. W. Black, Fred W. Black Lumber Company. 



Frederick L. Brown, Crandall & Brown. 



C. T. Cross. 



C. E. Crawford. J. L. Lane & Co. 



E. H. Defebaugb. The Barrel & Box. 

 J. H. Dion. Maisey & Dion. 



H. B. Darlington, American Lumberman. 



Wm. A. Eager. 



Theo. Fathauer, Theo. Fatbauer Company. 



L. E. Fuller. Lumber World. 



J. J. Fink, Fink-Heidler Company. 



D. B. Fox, St. Louis Lumberman. 



Q. Y. Hamilton, Lumber Shippers' Storage & 

 Commission Company. 



H. S. Hayden, Hayden & Westcott Lumber 

 Company. 



F. J. Heidler, Fink-Heidler Company. 

 C. F. Holie, Heath-Witbeck Company. 

 R. C. Hook, Southern Lumberman. 

 W. O. King, W. O. King & Co. 



J. L. Lane, J. L. Lane & Co. 



H. H. McLaughlin, McLaughlin Lumber Com- 

 pany. 



Robert Maisey, Maisey & Dion. 



J. G. Mark, G. C. Pratt Lumber & Tie Com- 

 pany. 



F. B. McMullen, Fullerton-Powell , Hardwood 

 Lumber Company. 



J. G. Marsh, Huddleston-Marsh Lumber Com- 

 pany. 



E. F. Marshall, Kerns-Vtley Lumber Company. 



E. W. Meeker, Hardwood Recokd. 

 T. A. Moore, T. A. Moore & Co. 



F. C. Norstraud, Cotton Belt Lumber Com- 

 pany. 



G. H. Ostrander. D. K. Jeffries & Co. 



G. C. Pratt, G. C. Pratt Lumber & Tie Com- 

 pany. 



Thos. B. Roy, Theo. Fathauer Company. 



Paul Scbmecbel. 



Alfred Schmechel, Empire Lumber Company. 



Alexander H. Schoen, Columbia Hardwood 

 Lumber Company. 



W. C. Schrieher, H. H. Heftier Lumber Com- 

 pany. 



F. D. Smith, Fred D. Smith. 



L. A. Smith, Fullerton-Powell Hardwood Lum- 

 ber Company. 



F. B. Sprague, F. B. Sprague Lumber Com- 

 pany. 



G. R. Thamer. Empire Lumber Company. 



W. E. Trainer, Trainer Bros. Lumber Com- 

 pany. 



J. S. Trainer, Trainer Bros. Lumber Company. 



A. I!. Vinnedge, A. R. Vinnedge Lumber Com- 

 pany. 



D. W. Walker. 



J. C. Walsh, Vpliam & Agler. 



Charles Westcott, Hayden & Westcott Lumber 

 Conii)any. 



H. D. Welsh, E. A. Thornton Lumber Com- 

 pany. 



C. A. Wolfe, Heath-Witbeck Company. 



Tile J. W. Wells Lumber Company of Menomi- 

 nee, Mich., has been dissolved, and in its place 

 has been organized the J. W. Wells Flooring 

 Company, which will operate the largest factory 

 iu the world for the manufacture of hardwood 

 flooring. 



Fire of unknown origin on January 12 de- 

 stroyed much valuable lumber belonging to the 

 (.'reseent Hardwood Lumber Company of Mem- 

 phis, Tenn. The loss will amount to several 

 thousand dollars. It is thought that the fire 

 was of incendiary origin. 



The Cherry Lumber Company recently began 

 business at Union City, Pa. It will conduct a 

 wholesale cherry lumber business. 



The Wisconsin Handle Company, manufactur- 

 ers of broom handles, recently started operations 

 at Sturgeon Bay, Wis. 



