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Provision for and standardization of ways and means 

 for guarantees to the customers and the public; that is, for 

 the adoption of appropriate means, such as grade mark- 

 ing the lumber, car cards showing quantity and quality of 

 the lumber, etc., in order to assure the movement of the 

 lumber from the mill to the consumer, without manipula- 

 tion or change; 



And a national instrumentality to provide, supervise, 

 and administer the necessary inspection service. 



Conclusions and Recommendations by the Conference. 



The Standardization Conference enthusiastically ap- 

 proved the program suggested to it and in response to the 

 suggestions made took the following action: 



1. Recommended that the National Lumber Manufac- 

 turers' Association set up a competent committee with ef- 

 ficient engineering service, which should seek so far as pos- 

 sible to equalize grades in all woods, the said committee in 

 performing its work to confer with and secure the advice 

 of representatives of the consuming public, the Department 

 of Commerce and other Departments of the Government. 



2. Resolved that grade rules should be based on the 

 needs of consumption and the ability of the producers with 

 the timber available to satisfy those needs; that grades 

 should be so made as to allocate the available supply to the 

 various consuming industries in proportion to their needs 

 and demands so that the products of the manufacturer may 

 be utilized with the least waste and therefore at the lowest 

 cost to the ultimate consumers. 



3. Determined to recommend and work for the follow- 

 ing program to the end that our industry, as a whole, may 

 undertake to provide such inspection service and supervision 

 for the manufacturers in all associations, and those they 

 serve, as will guarantee the buyers of the product: 



"1st. A, That all grading will be done by properly sup- 

 ervised and qualified graders or inspectors. 



"B. That in case of complaint on account of the grade 

 or tally of any shipment, official association reinspection 

 will be available. 



