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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Eighth Annual Convention 



Hardwood Manufacturers^ Association 



of the United States 



(See illustrative supplement.) 



The eighth annual couventiou of the Hardwood Manufacturers' 

 AssoeiatioQ of the United States was held at the Hotel Sinton, 

 Cincinnati, 0., February 1, 2 and 3. The meeting was the most 

 notable in hardwood annals, in many respects, in all lumber his- 

 tory. 



In point of attendance, there being nearly seven hundred present, 

 it was the largest gathering of lumbermen ever known. This at- 

 tendance is indicative of the great interest aroused in advance over 

 the iniiiortant matters which it was announced would be considered at 

 this convention. 



On January .'31 there was held a conference between the Execu- 

 tive Grading Commission and representatives of all important as- 



more than four hundred being present, and every succeeding meet- 

 ing was partici]iated in by an unusually large number of members. 



MORNING SESSION, FEB. 1 



The opening session of the meeting was convened in the large 

 banquet room of the Hotel Sinton at 10:30 a. m. on February 1, 

 President Robert M. Carrier, of Sardis, Miss., presiding and Lewis 

 Doster, of Cincinnati, secretary, recording. 



President Carrier opened the meeting by introducing Vice-Mayor 

 Galvin, of Cincinnati, who welcomed the visitors on behalf of 

 Mayor Schwab, who was unavoidably absent. 



On invitation of the president, James J. Heekin, president of 



ROBERT M. CARRIER, SARDIS, MISS 

 PRESIDENT. 



FRANK I". FEE, LITTLE ROCK, 

 VICE-PRESIDENT 



TOWNSEND, TOWNSEND, TEXX., 

 OND VICE-PRESIDENT 



SEC- 



sociations composed of wholesale consumers of hardwood lumber. 

 This meeting was presided over by E, H, Vansant, chairman of the 

 Executive Grading Commission, on behalf of the association, and 

 was participated in by the various members of this commission 

 and by either association or individual representatives of organiza- 

 tions of wagon, carriage, railroad car, railroad construction, cofBn and 

 casket, dining table, parlor table, case-goods and other similar 

 manufacturers. 



The specific grades of various w-oods in which each faction was 

 interested were carefully discussed, and by means of slight mutual 

 concessions, an agreement was reached whereby all parties at in- 

 terest were entirely satisfied. The Grading Commission of the 

 association was perhaps obliged to make more concessions than the 

 representatives of the different trades, but the basic principle of 

 the Hardwood Manufacturers' Association that both sides of every 

 board be taken into consideration when making grades was adhered 

 to. The changes, which were authorized at the association meet- 

 ing later, constitute no drastic nor very considerable deviation from 

 from the old grading rules of the organization. 



The attendance was uniisn.nllv large at the opening session, 



the Chamber of Commerce, Cincinnati, added the welcome of his 

 organization to that of the previous speaker. 



Following him A. J, Conroy, president of the Business Men's 

 League of Cincinnati, delivered an enthusiastic address of wel- 

 come. 



The quartette was rounded out by an address of welcome by 

 CliflE S. Walker, president of the Lumbermen's Club of Cincinnati. 



President Carrier then introduced Frank F. Fee as the "ofl5cial 

 orator" of the organization, who made a very happy response. 



The president then delivered his annual address as follows: 



PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS 



Gentlemen — In greeting you ujion this occasion, the eighth 

 annual convention of this association, it is a source of great pleasure 

 to present to you the customary address, and to congratulate you 

 upon the return of better conditions in the hardwood industry 

 and brighter hopes for the future. One year ago we were just 

 emerging from a financial depression which afl'ected our line of busi- 

 ness greater perhaps than any other prominent American industry. 

 Notwithstanding the conditions which prevailed from the latter 

 part of 1907 until well along into 1909, our organization has not 

 only remained intact, but has gone steadily forward until to-day 



