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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Amount of lumber con- 

 sumed by furniture fac- 

 tories, coffin factories, 

 box factories, planing 

 mills, flooring plants, 

 etc., in Memphis 80,218,517 1,668,938 



Amount of lumber han- 

 dled by retail yards _^, „ „„, 



(mostly yellow pine).. Ill, 209,000 2,001,757 



The report of the committee also sets forth 

 the fact that there are the following number of 

 lumber and woodworking industries In Memphis 

 at the present time : 



Eighty-three manufacturing and wholesale 

 hardwood firms. 



Twenty-seven hardwood saw mills. 



Twenty-five wholesale hardwood distributing 

 yards. 



Five box factories. 



Five veneer factories. 



Four dimension stock plants. 



Nine handle, spoke and hardwood specialties 

 plants. 



Three slack cooperage stock factories. 



Four tight cooperage stock factories. 



Two wagon and carriage factories. 



Three furniture factories. 



Two column factories. 



One coffin factory. 



One hardwood flooring factory. 



Thirteen planing mills. 



Twenty retail lumber yards. 



The committee in its report also emphasizes 

 the fact that the figures represent a healthy in- 

 crease all along the line, but that it should be 

 taken into consideration that, but for the fact 

 that 1909 w.is considerably below the average as 

 a business year, the showing would have been at 

 least twenty-five per cent larger. 



The committee is composed of George C. 

 Ehemann, chairman ; A. G. Fritchey, D. F. Heuer, 

 O. M. Krebs and W. A. Stark. 



Meeting Hickory Handle Association 



At the meeting of the Hickory Handle Manu- 

 facturers' Association at Memphis on May 26, a 

 special committee was appointed to investigate 

 the matter of standard patterns to be used in 

 the manufacture of handles, and to draw v^p 

 such a plan of action as will most expeditiously 

 accomplish the adoption of such specifications. 



Other committees appointed were for the pur- 

 pose of drawing up standard grading rules, and 

 in this connection it was decided to adopt the 

 standard price list proposed at Little Rock sev- 

 eral months ago. 



The attendance represented a daily output of 

 14,000 dozen handles, there being fifteen mem- 

 bers present. President T. R. Clendenin of the 

 Missouri Handle Company presided, and Secre- 

 tary J. E. DufBeld of J. E. Duffield & Co., St. 

 Louis, recorded. The Hartsell Handle Company 

 of Memphis acted as host to the visiting dele- 

 gates, who were entertained at luncheon at the 

 Gayoso. 



Meeting Chicago Hardwood Exchange 

 A meeting of the Chicago Hardwood Lumber 

 Exchange was held in the College Room of the 

 Hotel La Salle, on Friday, May 27. Following 

 the regular luncheon the meeting was called to 

 order by President F. L. Brown, who explained 

 that Secretary McMullen was absent In Detroit 

 at a meeting of Yale graduates. Gus Larsen of 

 the Fink-Heidler Lumber Company was appointed 

 secretary pro tem. There was an attendance of 

 forty members and guests. After the reading of 

 the minutes of the meeting held on April 23, 

 which were approved, a letter was read from 

 George E. Hlbbard, president of the Hardwood 

 Lumber Exchange of St. Louis, requesting that 

 the Chicago Hardwood Lumber Exchange sap- 

 port St. Louis In its efforts to land the 1911 

 convention of the National Hardwood Lumber 

 Association. Several of the members present 

 signified their willingness to do this as St. Lonls 

 has been actively at work to secure this meet- 



ing for some time and has been unsuccessful the 

 past two years in its efforts to secure the Na- 

 tional annual. 



J. S. Trainer, chairman of the Market Condi- 

 tions Committee, presented his report, which on 

 motion was approved and adopted. 



Joseph Dion, chairman of the Membership 

 Committee, reported a meeting of his committee 

 on May 6, with all members present but two, and 

 stated that assignments of all concerns eligible 

 had been made to each member of his committee. 

 He reported a very favorable outlook for sub- 

 stantial increase in membership. Two new ap- 

 plications were presented and accepted. 



Harvey S. Haydou, chairman of the Publicity 

 Committee, reported that no definite action had 

 been taken by his committee and that action had 

 been delayed owing to the proposed reconstruc- 

 tion of the charter. He referred to the proposed 

 consolidation of all lumber interests of Chicago, 

 suggesting that until this was definitely de- 

 cided it was deemed inadvisable to make the pro- 

 posed change in the constitution and by-laws. 

 Chairman Hayden read a number of letters from 

 members received by President Brown since the 

 meeting of April 23, which were written in reply 

 to the president's request for suggestions from 

 members. In substance these letters demon- 

 strated a determination on the part of the mem- 

 bership to keep the standard of the Chicago 

 hardwood market on a high plane and the plan 

 of a square deal to all — shipper, dealer and 

 consumer, and to improve the business methods 

 and establish a greater degree of confidence, was 

 praised in all of the letters presented. 



Report of the Trade Relations Committee, of 

 which O. O. Agler is chairman, was not pre- 

 sented owing to the absence of Mr. Agler, out 

 the secretary read a letter from him regarding 

 the recent meeting of the Illinois Manufacturers' 

 Association, and their protest against the pro- 

 posed advance in freight rates, and the con- 

 templated plan of the Illinois Manufacturers' 

 Association to levy an assessment against all 

 organizations participating in the proposed liti- 

 gation In order to secure about $50,000 for litiga- 

 tion and other expenses. 



E. F. Dodge spoke at length on the present 

 switching charges in Chicago and the per diem 

 charge. Following a general discussion of this 

 subject a motion prevailed that the entire mat- 

 ter be referred to the Trade Relations Commit- 

 tee, with the request that they confer with other 

 Chicago lumber organizations and bring in recom- 

 mendations for the consideration of the member- 

 ship at the next regular meeting. President 

 Brown pledged to the membership his personal 

 interest and attention to this important matter 

 and stated there would be a meeting of the Board 

 of Directors prior to the next regular meeting 

 of the exchange. 



President Brown called attention to the com- 

 ing convention of the National Hardwood Lum- 

 bQr Association, to be held at Louisville on June 

 9 and 10, and to the fact that President Agler's 

 term of office as president of the association 

 would expire at that time. Theo. Fathauer of- 

 fered a motion that the Chicago Hardwood Lum- 

 ber Exchange express full appreciation of the 

 able conduct of the National Association's affairs 

 by Mr. Agler during the past two years, which 

 reflected credit on Mr. Agler and the Chicago 

 Hardwood Lumber Exchange, which had Indorsed 

 his candidacy. This motion was seconded by 

 W. O. King and unanimously carried. The secre- 

 tary was Instructed to mail a copy of the resolu- 

 tion to Mr. Agler. 



The program of the coming convention of the 

 National Hardwood Lumber Association was com- 

 mended, and President Brown urged upon the 

 members the importance of attending this meet- 

 ing. The discussion which followed showed that 

 the delegation, which will represent Chicago at 

 the Louisville convention, will probably be the 

 largest that has ever attended a National Associ- 

 ation annual. On motion the meeting then 

 adjourned. 



Meeting Philadelphia Exchange 



The Lumbermen s Exchange of Philadelphia 

 held Its regular monthly meeting on June 2, 

 Franklin A. Smith, president, in the chair. It 

 was resolved at this meeting that the office and 

 entertainment committee make arrangemens for 

 the usual annual outing the latter part of Sep- 

 tember. The report of committee on inspection 

 rules for shortleaf pine, sizes and dimension 

 was adopted, and a committee previously ap- 

 pointed on spruce grading was instructed to con- 

 fer with the Spruce Manufacturers' Association, 

 taking its committee's report as a basis, and 

 report at next meeting of the exchange. 



A communication was received from the Chi- 

 cago j.aardwood Lumber Exchange, asking the 

 co-operation of the Philadelphia exchange in 

 securing the 1912 convention of the National 

 Hardwood Lumber Association for that city. 



Samuel B. Vrooman was elected to succeed the 

 late William M. McCormick on the committee on 

 the relief fund. 



Frederick S. Underhili, William L. Rice and 

 Henry Riley discussed at length the extensive 

 use which Is being made of paper as a substitute 

 for wood for packing boxes, and the impending 

 detriment to the lumber industries and the box 

 business thereby ; especially as the railroads seem 

 disposed to encourage the adoption. It was sug- 

 gested that a proper classification be made for 

 packages of paper or other similar material. The 

 matter will come up before the next meeting. 



The members of the exchange were requested 

 at this meeting to have printed on their sta- 

 tionery the legend, "We are members of the 

 Lumbermen's Exchange of Philadelphia." 



It was also announced that the retail lumber 

 yards would close at noon on Saturdays during 

 July, August and September. George F. Craig 

 made the following motion, which was adopted : 

 That the chair be authorized to appoint a com- 

 mittee of five to examine the rules for grading 

 hardwood lumber as prepared by the Hardwood 

 Manufacturers' Association of the United States 

 and the Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers' 

 Association and to present its recommendation 

 to the exchange at the next meeting. 



The following resolutions relative to the death 

 of William M. McCormick, a member of the ex- 

 change, were then passed : 



Whereas, It is with the deepest sorrow we 

 record the death of Mr. William M. McCormick, 

 a prominent member of the Lumbermen's Ex- 

 change of Philadelphia, who won the highest re- 

 gard and respect of all by his straightforward 

 and honest business methods and wliose wise 

 counsel and genial companionship we shall miss ; 

 therefore be it 



Resolved, That we, the exchange, extend to 

 the bereaved family our sincere sympathy and 

 condolence, also that these resolutions be spread 

 upon our minutes and a copy sent to the family 

 of the deceased. 



The news of the death of Mr. McCormick 

 brought sorrow to every member of the exchange. 

 Of a sometimes blunt exterior, all knew that 

 within his breast was a heart as tender as a 

 child's and a charity as broad as the heavens. 

 The grave has won and closed upon him, but 

 every member of the exchange will hold his 

 memory dear and feel the poorer that Death has 

 stricken forever his name from their roll. 



Entered the Trade at Kansas City 

 E. B. Nettleton, formerly sales manager of 

 the Du Bois interests, with headquarters at 

 Philadelphia, has started in the wholesale com- 

 mission business in the Massachusetts Building, 

 Kansas City, Mo., specializing In Pacific Coast 

 lumber and shingles. 



Mr. Nettleton has had long experience In lum- 

 ber affairs and Is thoroughly reliable and trust- 

 worthy in all particulars, and should achieve 

 success in his new undertaking. 



Meeting Nash-rtlle Lumherman's Club and 

 Hoo-Hoo Concatenation. 



The regular meeting of the Nashville Lum- 

 bermen's Club, preceded by a Hoo-Hoo concate- 

 nation, was held a few days ago. The meeting 



