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This manacca tree is probably one of the 

 most useful plants that grow, for in addition 

 to furnishing material for the native houses, 

 the nuts are edible and very abundant. The 

 oily properties of the nut yield a good cook- 

 ing oil when rendered. The nuts are also 

 valuable as fuel, and at one time during the 

 yellow fever epidemic a train was run suc- 

 cessfully with them when no coal was to be 

 had. The heart of the tree right where the 

 leaves branch out is soft and edible, about 

 twenty pounds of fine "cabbage" being the 



yield from a (ree. When tapped and the drip 

 caught, a sort of liquor is distilled or brewed 

 from it that is said to be stout enough to make 

 a rabbit fight a bulldog. 



Nature is lavish in her gifts to Honduras, 

 but after all life in that country is just one 

 remove from savagery, and the few Ameri- 

 cans there who are fugitive criminals look 

 longingly across the stretch of water that is 

 guarded on tlie upper shore by Uncle Sam 's 

 wateamen. 



John Henry Bank.s. 



NeWs Miscellany 



Meeting Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club 



After a (lirno montlis' i-pst from the considera- 

 tion ot business alTairs, the Lumbermen's Club of 

 Cincinnati assembled at the Gibson House on 

 Tuesday evening at 6 :30 o'clock to again take 

 up the cares and problems which concern them 

 all us lumbermen. 



As a man is said to be in liis best humor when 

 lie lias dined well. Secretary Joseph Bolser saw 

 to it that all present were well provided tor. 

 "Becfstealt dinner will be served," was the allur- 

 ing announcement on the invitations, and it really 

 was, with all the enjoyable trimmins' added, 

 even to the extent ot providing music and song 

 to aid digestion. Perfectos to top off were 

 passed, and while enjoying the aroma of the de- 

 lightful weeds, President " Cliff S. Walker pro- 

 duced his cherished ivory gavel, and when 

 silence reigned said : 



"Oentleraen : I was just arranging myself to 

 enjoy a most delightful evening when some evil 

 genius induced our hand of troubadours to 

 finish their labors with that malodorous song. 

 "Rings on My Fingers," which has driven all 

 my good intentions to the winds and chased 

 from my brain every vestige of the nice speech 

 that I had prepared, mentally, to astonish you 

 with. (Laughter.) 



"During the summer months the business of 

 the club has been transacted through its com- 

 tuitlee.s. which is a very unsatisfactory method, 

 owing to the fact that it is always extremely 

 hard to get committees together, and the respon- 

 sibility falls upon the executive officers. This 

 loose method of organization is unsatisfactory 

 and we must broaden the scope of the powers 

 of the executive board so that they can meet the 

 problems presented from the financial side with- 

 out restraint and with sufficient funds to carry 

 them through, without being compelled to refer 

 the whole matter to the action of the general 

 meeting, which may be weeks off, and the matter 

 in hand requires " immediate attention for its 

 disposal. 



"During the summer months we have 

 through our committees had an outing, a base- 

 ball game with the team of the Memphis Lum- 

 bermen's Club, and on the coming Saturday ar- 

 rangements have been made to meet the In'dian- 

 iipolis lumbermen's ball team in this city. At 

 the opening of the Ohio Valley Exposition, at 

 the request of the commissioners, we placed a 

 ■float.' representing the lumber industry, in the 

 great industrial parade, which, I am happy to 

 announce, received a prize of $250. Now all 

 these things help to advertise Cincinnati and 

 promote a better feeling between the lumbermen 

 of this and other cities to which our commer- 

 cial relations extend, and these require money, 

 and the matter will be presented to you in Its 

 proper place in the order of business, 



"During the summer two very important ca.ses 

 have been presented to the arbitration commit- 

 tee, and both satisfactorily adjusted. 



"A referendum vote has been taken on the 

 question of whether the club desired to maintain 

 its position with other business organizations in 

 the fight against the advance in freight rates 

 proposed by the railroads, and the question of 

 furnishing the finances necessary to make the 

 fight successful. The result shows that 75 per 

 eent of the members are in favor of both propo- 

 sitions." 



The secretary presented a letter from George 

 Littleford, stating that he found it Impossible 

 to devote the time necessary to the work of the 

 committee cooperating with the Receivers & 

 Shippers' Association in the flght against the 

 freight advance, and desired to be relieved. His 

 request was granted. 



X letter from the Bureau of Manufacturers of 

 the Commerce & Labor Department, Washington, 

 D. C. asking for the names and class of busi- 

 ness of the members of the club, was read. The 

 secretary was requested to furnish the depart- 

 ment with the information desired. 



Having been suddenly called from the city on 

 urgent business, B. P. Dulweber. the chairman 

 of the River & Rail Committee, was not present 

 and the result of his summer's work in the 

 freight advance fight was not presented. 



Dwight Hinckley, chairman of the baseball 

 committee, was called upon and reported the 

 work of securing funds to finance the baseball 

 situation, and the results accomplished. The 

 baseball team of the club had met and defeated 

 the team of the Memphis Lumbermen's Club in 

 this city. That he was in receipt of a letter 

 from the secretary of the Indianapolis Lumber- 

 men's team, which had also succeeded in put- 

 ting one over on Memphis, challenging the Cin- 

 cinnati team to meet them in a game to decide 

 the championship of the Lumbermen's League 

 of Baseball Clubs. The challenge had been ac- 

 cepted and the Indianapolis boys would be in 

 Cincinnati on Saturday, September 10, to play 

 a game at Wiedemann's Park. 



This brought on a general discussion, in which 

 Lewis Doster, who is the treasurer of the base- 

 ball committee, explained the process of financ- 

 ing these games, in a humorous manner, which 

 thoroughly aroused the membership to a "fan" 

 degree. He called attention to the benefits of 

 the advertising received from the games, and 

 the good fellowship produced as a result. It was 

 then moved that the Executive Committee be em- 

 powered to take charge o£ the financial side of 

 these games and all debts incurred. 



Chairman Joseph Bolser of the committee to 

 arrange a "float" for the industrial parade, re- 

 ported the financing of the project by the com- 

 mittee, the success of the exhibit in winning 

 the $250 prize for the best general display. His 

 statement embraced the cost and the manner 

 of producing the prize winner. 



The success of the float was such that Mayor 

 Burckhardt of Dayton, Ohio, has secured the 

 float as an entry in the parade to open the fall 

 festival to be held in Dayton, Ohio, September 

 19-24. 



Sam Richey then suggested that lis the work of 

 producing the float was entirely in Mr. Bolser's 

 hands, without any assistance on the part of the 

 other members of the committee, and in view 

 of the fact that the success was wholly through 

 his efforts, a vote of thanks be extended to Mr. 

 Bolser, and to make the matter more binding, 

 that a $100 bill be attached to the thanks. This 

 was adopted with a cheer. 



Dwight Hinckley, the baseball manager, was 

 also given a vote of thanks. 



Mr. Zoller presented the name of H. J. 

 Rhelahardt & Co., of Winton place, for mem- 

 bership. 



A notice was given that an amendment would 

 be offered at the next meeting to give the Mem- 



bership Committee final jurisdiction on all ap- 

 plications for memlwrship, the rule at present 

 being to refer to Executive Board and report to 

 the full meeting. 



After a general discussion ot freight advances, 

 the meeting adjourned. 



Fall Meeting Philadelphia Lumbermen 



The Lumbermen's Exchange of Philadelphia. 

 I'.eld its first monthly meeting since the usual 

 fummer suspension, on September 1, ' with 

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

 The oflice and entertainment committee, sub- 

 mitted its report on preparatious for the annual 

 autumnal excursion, and the approaching base- 

 ball game to be played between the nines of 

 the Lumbermen's Exchange and the Master 

 builders' Exchange. 



The committee appointed at the June meeting 

 to examine the hardwood inspection rules of the 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the 

 I'nited States effective June 1, 1910, reported 

 as follows : "We have examined the rules and 

 ecinsider them reasonable for the grading of 

 hardwood lumber, and recommend that the mem- 

 bers of this association give them a fair and 

 unbiased trial. However, we do not consider it 

 wise at present for the exchange, unqualifiedly, 

 to endorse these rules to the exclusion of 

 others. We believe that the best interests of 

 the trade will be advanced by the adoption of 

 universal rules and that the exchange should 

 lend its infiuence towards the accomplishment 

 of same. Signed. W. H. Lear. Fred S. Under- 

 bill, J. W. Difenderfer, Hugh Mcllvain, George 

 P. Craig." 



The remainder of the meeting was taken up 

 with routine business. 



The Ohio 'Valley Exposition 



The opening of the great Ohio Valley Expo- 

 sition in Cincinnati last week was made memor- 

 able by a great industrial parade, which was 

 one of the most remarkable in the history of 

 (he city. Art and commerce vied with each 

 other for supremacy in the display. Numerous 

 tloats presented the progress of the city alle- 

 gorically. A division was set aside for the in- 

 dustrials, and a prize of .i;250 was offered for 

 the best general display. This prize was taken 

 liy the Lumbermen's Club, of Cincinnati. The 

 subject was a reproduction of a section of 

 Crane's mills, as seen by an artist. Chairman 

 Joseph Bolser was given carte blanche to get 

 to work and produce a float which would reflect 

 honor upon the lumber trades of the city, and 

 a liberal sum of money placed at his disposal. 

 After a week's study, Mr. Bolser secured an 

 artist, one who had never seen a sawmill closely. 

 Taking his artist to the Crane yards, he was 

 shown over the plant. Bolser then secured one 

 of Crane's lumber wagons, and taking It to the 

 yards of the Hyde Park Lumber Company, 

 erected a platform 12 by 23 feet. This was 

 placed upon the running gear, and the artist 

 proceeded to work out the details of the mill 

 plant. No item was overlooked. A large double 

 band mill in all its details, as seen by eye, 

 was worked out. Every detail was faithfully 

 portrayed — smokestacks, exhaust pipes, water- 

 tank, refuse burner and all the numerous traps 

 that appear above the roof were faithfully re- 

 produced. A glance was given of the interior 

 through the open sides, displaying band saws 

 and machinery. Even the steep river bank was 

 reproduced, with the mill crowning the summit, 

 while two miniature log elevators were pre- 

 sented, even to the ties on the roadbed. In the 

 yard were numerous piles of lumber on stick, 

 realistically produced. Around the mill at each 

 corner was placed a mill man in working 

 clothes, holding axes and canthooks, while Joe 

 Bolser posed as the mill boss, in white shirt, 

 straw hat and the ofHcial cigar. The float was 

 drawn by a team of eight powerful horses, and 

 was cheered along the entire route. The prize 



