upon the remarkable measure of success attending the ses- 

 sions of the conference as a whole. 



4. THAT; In the interest of the preservation of self 

 government in industry, and of the ideals of individual en- 

 terprise under the law, we commit ourselves to make ef- 

 fective, in conjunction with the other lumber producers, 

 the following program : 



(1.) Simplification and equalization of hardwood lum- 

 ber grades, and standardization of sizes, so far as consistent 

 with the reasonable needs of the hardwood consumers and 

 with economy in manufacture; 



(2.) Grade marking, as a practical measure of protect- 

 ion to the buyer and consumer; 



(3.) Inspection service available to producers, distribu- 

 tors and consumers, supervised and administered by a Na- 

 tional Lumber Inspection. Bureau. 



(4.) Arbitration of such disputes as to grade, size quan- 

 tity or delivery as may not have been satisfactorily 

 disposed of by official re-inspection. 



5. That they favor the equalization and simplifica- 

 tion of grades in all woods, and the adoption of standard 

 names, nomenclature or designations therefor, and the adop- 

 tion and creation of means to guarantee to purchasers and 

 the public the quantity and quality of lumber and to assure 

 the elimination of objectionable trade practices which have 

 heretofore obtained in some phases of merchandising lum- 

 ber. 



. They approve the action of the Washington Standardi- 

 zation Conference on this subject, and recommend that the 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Institute appoint a committee on 

 standardization charged with the special duty of co-operat- 

 ing with the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, 

 in dealing with the subjects pursuant to the action taken at 

 the Washington conference aforesaid. 



6. That; WHEREAS, it will require sometime to cre- 

 ate and adopt a national system of standard nomenclature 

 for hardwood lumber and a national system of rules for the 

 grading and inspection thereof; it is recommended that in 



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