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9. In the event of complaint by purchaser ou either the quality 

 or quantity of stock shipped, the purchaser shall pay freight, unload, 

 lioki intact and properly protect the entire shipment, and shall file 

 complaint ■nith seller within iive days after receipt of the shipment. 

 Payment of freight or invoice shall not be considered as an accejit- 

 ance of tlie order, nor shall such payment work a forfeiture of the 

 right to enter complaints and make corrections. 



Upon receipt of complaint by seller, shipper shall at once request 

 the secretary of the Hardwood Manufacturers- Association to have 

 tlie shipment reinspected in accordance with the rules of the Haril- 

 wood Manufacturers' A.ssociation of the United States in effect at the 

 time of the execution of the contract, ami the jnirchaser shall lend 

 reasonable assistance in the reiuspection thereof. 



Certificates will be issued by the association showing the original 

 shipper, the purchaser and the result of such reiuspection. the original 

 being mailed to the shipper and the du|ilicate to the purchaser. 



10. Both seller and purchaser shall be bound by such re- 

 iuspection. 



The purchaser shall accept all material of the grade purchased, 

 and all of the lower grades not in excess of .5 per cent, of the 

 total quantity invoiced, and shall pay for said grades at current 

 proportionate prices as shown by the latest publication of market 

 conditions issued by the Hardwood Manufacturers' Association. 

 All de-grades in excess of 5 per cent, shall be the property of 

 the seller. 



E. H. Vansant, chairman of the Executive Grading Commission, 

 then jires'^'uted the following ri'i.ort : 



Report of Executive Grading Commissiou 



ilr. President — I desire to submit the following report of the 

 Executive Grading Commission. Gentlemen, this meeting has been a 

 very important one so far as the manufacturers are concerned on 

 agreeing on the rules with consumers of our product. We have had 

 in consultation with the various committees on these different points 

 a large part of the manufacturing consumers, as well as other people 

 who are interested. Ajiiong these I want to especially mention Mr. M. 

 Wulpi, conmiissioner for the extension table manufacturers and also 

 for the casket manufacturers. Also Mr. O. B. Bannister, representing 

 the vehicle people, and quite a number of others whose names I can't 

 recall just now, but who will receive mention in the record showing 

 \\lio has been here. 



We have had also with us the chairman of the Board of General 

 Purchasing Agents of the railroad, and have practically come to a 

 conclusion flith them as to the inspection rules in which they are 

 interested. 



This has been a veiy harmonious meeting with all of these con- 

 sumers, and the rules we ha^•e adopted have been practically with 

 their agreement. 1 will now take up the different woods in their 

 order. 



Bough poplar, no change in tlie rules, except 18-inch and over, sap 

 will be no defect. 



Basswood, no change. 



Beech, no change, except that there is an error in the printing, 

 which will be corrected. 



Birch, no change. 



Buckeye, no change. 



Butternut, no change. 



Cherry, new rules prepared by Mr. Kirby 's committee. They are 

 to be the only ones. I move that they be adopted. 



ilotion seconded and carried. 



K. H. Van.sant: Chestnut. There has been a large amount of uou- 

 sideration given this wood. There has been no definite change ou 

 this. I move that it be referred to the Executive Grading Commis- 

 sion, with power to the Executive Board to act. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



E. H. Yansant : Cottonwood, no change. 



Cypress. I move that we adopt the Southern Cypress Association 

 rules as they are revised; that they may be used as revised by the 

 Southern Cypress Association each time as published by them. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



R. H. Vansant : Dimension material. We adopted a rule on that 

 as made by the users of dimension material, and they adopted our 

 lumber rules. The rule is to be ours, and the apidlcation is ours. I 

 move that that be adopted. 



Motion seconded, carried, and so ordered. 



K. H. Vansant: Elm, no change. 



Gum, no change. 



Hickory, pecan, and sycamore, no change. 



Maple, no change. 



Oak, but one slight change. Some of the manufacturers appeared 

 before us and there was some complaint on the question of quarter- 

 sawed oak, striking out the 10 per cent for scant lumber. The com- 

 mittee agreed to strike out that word ' ' 10 per cent ' ' at the request 

 of the manufacturing consumers who were jiresent, and we have done 

 so. I move that that change be adopted and made. 



The motion was seconded and carried. 



K. H. Vansant; A rule on Cuban mahogany was prepared by 

 ilr. Moffett, as chairman of that committee, and handed in. 1 

 move that that rule be adojitcd as prepared by Mr. Moffett 's com- 

 mittee. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



E. II. Vansant: I move that the rule on mahogany, after con- 

 sulting, be referreil to the E.xecutive Grading Commissiou, with power 

 for the Executive Board to act. 



^Motion seconded and carried. 



E. II. Vansant: Gentlemen, before leaving this question. I want 

 to thank the various committees for the arduous duties they have 

 performed. It has been an immense amount of work. 1 want to 

 thank you for not requiring me to read this; you will find that these 

 agreements, these instructions that have been made, have been the 

 most important things that have ever occurred in the history of this 

 organization. I feel that you will be fully satisfied. 



The railroad timber has been gone into Ijy our ablest men most 

 thoroughly, as well as all other questions. 



I also desire to express the thanks of this association and of this 

 committee to those railroad men who attended our meetings and con- 

 ferred with us. 



The chairman of the Inspection Committee made a detailed report 

 ou sundry goods involved in the inspection system of the associa- 

 tion. There were little or no changes made in the rules, save on 

 cherry, for which substantially a new set of rules was adopted, and 

 on quarter-sawed oak, the provision allowing ten per cent, of thin 

 lumber on one edge being eliminated. 



The Committee on Weights made a report adding weights on Cot- 

 tonwood bevel siding at 8.50 pounds; % Cottonwood S2S 1,000 pounds; 

 lo-inch Cottonwood, S2S 1,200 pounds; % Cottonwood 1,.500 pounds. 



The Committee on Constitution made a report recommending change 

 in date of annual meeting to January or February of each year, and 

 of a semi-annual meeting for July or August of each year. 



The Committee on Eesolutions reported a resolution of condolence 

 concerning the death of J. E. Defebaugh. 



On motion of W. H. Shippen of EUijay, Ga., the chair was instructed 

 to ajipoint a committee to gather funds to erect a suitable tablet in 

 memory of Jlr. Defebaugh. 



The chab- appointed on this committee Willian! H. Shippen, E. H. 

 Vansant, E. W. Gilchrist, G. E. W. Luehrmaun and C. M. Crawford. 



The chair also appointed the Committee on Manufacturing Costs, 

 jirovided for earlier in the session, to consist of F. F. Fee, W. A. 

 Gilchrist, W. E. DeLauey, T. B. McCormick, T. W. Fry, W. A. Town- 

 send and G. O. Worland. 



- The Committee on Eesolutions submitted numerous matters, includ- 

 ing a suitable tribute to F. S. Hendrickson, deceased ; offered a reso- 

 lution of thanks to the editor of Hardwood Eecord for his address 

 and picture entertainment, and for the publication of the DAtLY 

 Record during the convention ; extended the thanks of the convention 

 to the writers of the sundry papers read before the convention; 

 offered a vote of thanks to the lumber trade press, a very enthusiastic 

 one to the Cincinnati licsts, one to the officers, and one to the pro- 

 prietors of the Sinton Hotel. 



On motion, the report of the committee was adopted. 



Thomas L. Cannon of St. Louis was then introduced. He extended 

 a cordial invitation to the association to hold its next annual meeting 

 at St. Louis. On motion, this matter was referred to the Executive 

 Board for action. 



