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ber for eighteen years. Although not living in 

 Chicago at the time of his death, he was a trus- 

 tee and toolj an active interest in church affairs. 

 Interment was at Forest Home Cemetery. 



The services were largely attended by business 

 friends and the many iioral pieces from Chicago 

 and out of town were a silent tribute to the 

 character of the deceased and showed the re- 

 spect in which he had always been held by his 

 associates. 



THE LATE GEORGE W. STONEMAN. 



On announcement of Mr. Stonoman's death 

 the Lumbermen's Club of St. Louis held a spe- 

 cial meeting to appoint a committee to draw up 

 suitable resolutions. 



The Broad Invitation of the Hardwood 



Manufacturers' Association 



Without doubt, the fortlicoming annual con- 

 vention of the Hardwood Manufacturers' Associ- 

 ation of the United States, to be held at the 

 Sinton Hotel, February 1, 2 and 3, will be 

 the largest, most successful, and most enthusi- 

 astic hardwood meeting ever held. Something 

 of the effort that is being put forth by the 

 officers of the organization to make a success 

 of this occasion is manifest in the "OlBcial 

 Call and Invitation." which is given herewith. 

 The inivitation has been sent out broadcast to 

 manufacturers, wholesalers and consumers of 

 hardwood lumber, and it goes without saying 

 that there will be a large and enthusiastic 

 response : ' 



To THE H.MiDWOOD INDUSTRY : 



Dear Sirs : It becomes our pleasure to extend 

 to you a cordial invitation to attend the annual 

 meeting of this association, to be held at the 

 Sinton Hotel, in Cincinnati, on February 1, 2 and 

 3, 1910. 



This, our eighth annual meeting, promises to 

 be the best convention that has ever been held 

 of hardwood interests, in view of the fact that 

 a large number of associations of buyers have 

 signified their intention to attend, and other 

 reasons which we would be glad to outline to 

 you as follows : 



The Progkaji 



Our program this year will be one of unusual 

 Interest to every one interested in hardwood 

 lumber : the papers to be read cover subjects of 

 immediate and vital importance, and will be 

 handled li.v men who have spent their entire lives 

 in the work about which they will talk. 



We will have addresses — 



On costs of manufacture, by a successful man- 

 ufacturer of hardwood lumber, well known to 

 every one in the trade. 



On gum manufacture and curing, by an expert 

 in wood chemistry. 



On wooden packages, by a prominent member 

 of the box industry. 



On hickory manufacture and uses, by a promi- 

 nent vehicle man who has long been interested 

 in this line of work. 



And on other phases of questions of live in- 

 terest to all branches of the hardwood trade from 

 the stump to the finished product. 

 Trading on the Floor 



Thig year we will institue a new feature 

 which has been suggested as one that would be 

 of considerable value to all who will attend. 

 This is the matter of trading on the floor, where 

 items of stock will be offered for sale publicly, 

 but not at auction, and those in the room who 

 desire to buy, the same will have the oppor- 

 tunity. Large bl.ickboards will be at hand to 

 make this work of the greatest possible benefit 

 to those who desire to take advantage of this 

 opportunity to dispose of some of their stock, and 

 to this end every manufacturer should bring with 

 him his latest stock sheet, especially covering 

 items which he may desire to move quickly. 

 Consumers also will no doubt have their wants 

 in such shape that tbev may be spread before 

 the assembly for offerings, and they are invited 

 to do so. We believe that this feature will be 

 well worth your attending the meeting, and it 

 may be that you can take care of the expenses 

 of the trip in this way. 



Co'M.MiTTEE Reports 



The various standing committees of the asso- 

 ciation will report to the convention on the work 

 (loni; during the year, and there will be some 

 important developments without doubt in this 

 part of the program. We especially refer to the 

 committees : 



On Forestry. 



(Ill Selling Systems. 



On Drainage and Improvement of Waterways. 



On the (MHeiai Insignia. 



On Transportation and Increase in Freight 

 Rates. 



On Standard Weights of Hardwood Lumber, 

 and other pertinent subjects. 



TuE Executive Grading Commission 



You are perhaps aware of the canvass started 

 by the lumber press regarding the advisability 

 of the entire hardwood fraternity formulating 

 and adopting one grading rule. This matter, so 

 far as it has been taken up by this association, 

 has been handled by our Executive Grading Com- 

 mission, Mr. U. H. Vansant, chairman, and a full 

 report will be made at this convention. We 

 might add that the Executive Grading Commis- 

 sion will hold an all day session on January 31, 

 at the Sinton Hotel, for the purpose of discussing 

 this and other important siilijects connected with 

 our Bureau of Grades and Inspection Depart- 

 meut. 



Entertainment 



The entertainment of the visitors is in the 

 hands of the Cincinnati lumbermen and allied 

 interests. We are assured of royal entertain- 

 ment during any and all leisure time that may 

 be available, details of which will be made known 

 later, but will state at this time that Mr. U. H. 

 Gibson, editor of the Hardwood Record, will 

 give a talk on mountain lumbering, illustrated 

 by stereopticon and moving pictures of scenery, 

 mountaineers, woodwork, feudists, etc. 



Also. Dr. Hermann Von Schrenk will exhibit 

 a number of stereopticon views and will accom- 

 pany the same with his inimitable and exhaust- 

 ive explanations, which are always of value and 

 interest to our visitors. 



Hotel Accommodations 



The Sinton Hotel will be our headquarters. 

 Therefore, it will be necessary for you to im- 

 mediately take steps to secure what accommoda- 

 tions you desire for the period of our convention. 

 The rates are -$2 per day and up, European plan 

 only, and you can no doubt get any kind of 

 room you niay desire, at proportionate prices. 



This convention is the beginning of a mutual 

 consideration for universal methods and it is 

 hoped to bring the hardwood industry up to a 

 plane of the highest standard and to keep it 

 there. 



We want you with us to assist to this and 

 we are assured of a large attendance at the 

 present time. The producer is vitally interested 

 and we can not bring out the fact too plainly 

 that he must be represented. The purchaser, in 

 all of the various classes, must also be repre- 

 sented to get into operation the proper specific 

 laws that will govern his future commercial 

 welfare. 



Important 



We want the buyers of lumber to understand 

 in coming to this meeting, it is not with the in- 

 tcutiou that efl'orts will be made to go into the 

 details of either purchasing or selling. The idea 

 which we have to bring out is the fact that the 

 consumer of lumber is a long way from the pro- 

 ducer. The men who are in the timber and the 

 heads of the sawmill departments are studying 

 more thoroughly the wants of the buyer and 

 only througn the metiium of an exchange of this 

 kind can they meet on mutual grounds and learn 

 by personal consultation the wants of the con- 

 sumer. 



It is the idea of the manufacturer to produce 

 exactly what is desired and when the purchaser 

 develops such information it will be a benefit 

 to all. 



We hope you will realize that the larger the 

 number and the more varied the industries that 



will be represented from the purchasing and con- 

 suming departments the greater the benefit will 

 be to you. We want to bring out this fact very 

 prominently to insure the purchasing element 

 that it will be of great interest, not only at this 

 meeting, but developments therefrom will re- 

 dound to their benefit. 



The olBcers and members of the association 

 w'ant you to attend and invite your hearty co- 

 operation. Cordially yours, 



R. M. Carrier, President. 



Lewis Doster. Secretary. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, January 1.5, 1910. 



Annual Philadelphia Wholesale Association 



The Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association 

 of I'hiladelphia convened in annual session in 

 the Union League building, Philadelphia, on 

 January 13. More than thirty of the city's 

 most prominent lumbermen attended the meet- 

 ing, which was marked by general enthusiasm 

 and good fellowship 



The most important business to come before 

 the meeting was the election of officers tor the 

 ensuing year. B. Franklin Betts, who has most 

 competently served two years as president of 

 the association was not a candidate for re-elec- 

 tion. There was no contest for any of the 

 offices and the following were chosen for the 

 coming year : F. S. Underbill, president ; Horace 

 A. Eee%'es, Jr., vice-president ; Owen M. Bruner, 

 secretary-treasurer. Three directors were chosen, 

 each to serve a three-year period. They were 

 William H. Fritz, Ralph Souder and Horace A. 

 Reeves, Jr. 



At the conclusion of the usual delightful din- 

 ner entertaining speeches were given by George 

 F. Craig, president of the National Wholesale 

 Lumber Dealers' Association, and E. F. Perry, 

 secretary of the same organization. Mr. Craig 



FREDERICK S. UNDERHILL, THE NEW 

 PRESIDENT. 



spoke at considerable length of the good work 

 accomplished by the organization over which he 

 presides, and also outlined plans for the future, 

 which he predicted, when followed out, will 

 prove of great benefit to the trade at large. 

 He also took up fully the Car Stake and Equip- 

 ment Complaint, and urged that as many mem- 

 bers as possible go to Washington when a hear- 

 ing is given this matter before a congressional 

 committee. 



Mr. Perry, secretary of the National Whole- 

 sale Lumber Dealers' Association, followed Mr. 

 Craig and gave one of the most entertaining 

 and interesting talks he has' ever made. 



The association decided to subscribe a mini- 

 mum sum of .$100 to the National Wholesale 



