Mr. H. B. Anderson : You have turned this into an Ex- 

 perience Meeting. Judging by the remarks, I should think 

 the audience would like to sing "This is the day for which 

 I long have sought." The Government, thru broad-minded 

 constructive statesmen, has held out a hand in order to give 

 us self-government, and it is simply a question of whether 

 the old medieval lumber industry can get up to it. Right 

 now the telephone is almost obselete. in a i'ew years the 

 automobile will be obsolete as the ox cart is now, yet the 

 hardwood lumber industry is operating under medevial prac- 

 tices that will not and cannot be permitted. This is simply 

 a movement to bring the hardwood lumber industry up to 

 the standard of the 20th century. 



Mr. Himmelberger : I believe we are on the right 

 track. An association of this kind has been needed for a 

 long time. We are for it and will do all we can to help it 

 along. 



Mr. E. A. Lang : I am proud to be associated with men 

 who have the nerve to carry out what you have done in this 

 meeting. Speaking for my company and for myself, I en- 

 dorse in full the plans you have adopted. As far as I can 

 see, we are right. Let's go. 



Mr. John Raine: I think we can prove to ourselves 

 and the Government that we are capable of self-government, 

 and again I say "Let's go." 



Mr. E. B. Norman : I have not very much to say be- 

 cause my brother has said a good deal for the Norman fam- 

 ily, and in a large measure what he has said expresses my 

 personal views. I will say that we are going to call upon the 

 membership as probably never before and there is going to 

 be an effort to make this in every sense national and in no 

 sense sectional. I believe it is expected of us that we form 

 a manufacturers' association, national in scope, and we are 

 going to make an effort to get all lumber manufacturers 

 and lumber manufacturers' associations coordinated with us 

 in some way or another. I am in hearty sympathy with The 

 Hardwood Manufacturers' Institute. 



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