Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-12

ant that the door should not be set
wide open, 30 as 70 admit every small
concern, which might enter in such
numbers as even 10 secure controlling
interest. Few ifany OF tho largo deal
ers or representatives Of the wholesale
trade which IL was desirable to have
connected with the organization would
be excluded by this rule, as, almost
without exception, they had some in
terest either in mills or timber lands
Any interest, however small, would
bring persons within the limit pro-
posed in this article, The article was
then adopted. The remaining articles
were adopted.
Mr. Forsman moved that the blank
in regard to time of meeting be filed
with 1.-THE second Tuesday OF Septem-
bcr." Mr. blanchard suggested ''the
second Tuesday inR October" Mr.
Thorp moved, AZ ~ amendment, ''the
tiiin' T'~,siey ..sstepiomher.': Mr.,
Forsman accepted she amendment, and
the motion us amended, fixing the day
on the third Tuesday of September
was adopted.
Mr. Bartram proposed East Sagi-
naw Michigan, as the place Of meet
ing. Mr.. H. White OF Pennsylvania
proposed Chicago. After some discus
sion it was voted that tho first meet
ing of the Association be held at East
Saginaw, Michigan
Onmoton, IL was voted that com
mittcc of five be appointed to report
nominations for the offices of the As
sociation. The committee was APP
pointed as follows: d. NJ. Peck, Penn
sylvania, II. III. Colquitt, Georgia, j. II.
Smith, New York, @. 4. Marston, Con
necticut, and G. Tinsman of Pennsyl-
vania.
The committee on unfinished topics
in the report on Order Of Business re
ported the following resolutions
RESOLVED That two committees, five
each, one for white pine and one for
yellow, from the different manufacture
ing points, be appointed by the chair
man TO recommend rules for the uni
form inspection, measurement and clas-
sification of lumber, to report at the
next meeting of this Association.
Rcsoired That committee of seven
be appointed to procure statistics COW
ering the amount Of white pine and
yellow, and other valuable timber
standing in the United States and
Canada, and where located also the
production, distribution and consump-
tion of the same, and such other sta
tistical information as would give the
most accurate idea obtainable on all
matters of interest TO the lumber trade,
and your committee would suggest
that the Corresponding Secretary of
the Association be made a member of
the committee, this committee to re-
port Mt the nextmeeting of the Associa-
alton.
The committees, ordered in these
resolutions, were annouced by the
chair as follows:--
Committee on Inspection Of White
Pine p b. Merrill, Williamsport, Pa,
Chairman 4. NJ. Avery, Chicago, ILL.,;
John s. Estabrook, East Saginaw Mich;
Il. G. Mason, Muskegon, Mich; Thad.
G. Pound, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Committee ON Inspection of Yellow
Pine ii. IL. Colquitt, Savannah, Ga,
Chairman; W. II. Horthrop, Whining
ton, N. c.; j. ID. Gardner, Pensacola,
Fla. w. Denny, Pascagoula, Miss; G..
| . Ian.,don narien Ga
Committee on Statistics Ezra Rust,
Saginaw City Mich, Chairman Il. W.
Dnrant, Saltwater, Mimi; ]. j. Dale,
Savannah, Ga; A. A. Sumner Albany,
N. Y; Geo W. Lentz, Williamsport,
Pa; A. G. Calkins, Chicago, ILL.,; Chas.
j. l.. Meyer, Fond du Lac, Wis.
r. M. forsman, of Williamsport, Pa,
offered the following resolution.
RESOLVED, That this Convention do
hereby recommend to all persons en-
gagged in lumber trade the Importance
of forming local organizations.
The following amendment was of
fered by w. II. Ii. Bartram, of Mich.
And that local organizations be re-
quested to communicate to the Ma
tional Association the basis of their or
ganization, and the names of their Off
cers, so that official communication
may be maintained.
The amendment was accepted and
the resolution was adopted.
IL. NJ. Blanchard Of Pennsylvania
offered the following resolution which
was adopted:
ReSoiped, That u committee of five
be appointed to devise means for regu-
lating the supply of lumber in accord
ance with the demand.
The committee was appointed as fol
lows G. W. Lentz, Williamsport, Pa;
ii. M. Prentiss, Bangor, Me; s. III.
Webster, East Saginaw, Mich; $. b.
Townsend, lonia, Mich; A. Q. Hop
kins, Lock Haven, Pa
r. NJ. Forsman offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resoiped, That the thanks Of the
convention be hereby rendered to W.
A. Baldwin, Esq, General Superin-
tendent of the Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad, for the pleasant excursion
which he made for them, TO view the
Susquehanna Boom and for other court
estes extended, and also, our thanks TO
Mr.. Reinhart, Supertendent of the Cat
awissa branch of the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad, for his kind invita-
ton to take an excursion over the
Catawissa railroad.
An invitation was received from the
lumbermen of Lock Haven to the mem
beis of the convention, TO visit that
place, the train Of cars to start at $3.50
r. NJ.
II. NJ. Forsman offered the following,
resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That the members of this
convention accept the invitation of the
lumbcrmen of Lock Aaven, to visit that
city. sl|al
W. H. II. Bartram offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
RESOLVED, That committee Of three
from Michigan, consisting Oft. w. Pal
mcr John s. Estabrook and W. Nj.
Ferry, be appointed to collect statistics
showing the result of the so-called Re
ciprocity Treaty on the lumber trade
Of Michigan and adjacent states, said
committee TO raise the funds for de
fraying the necessary expenses of such
work. The information to be collected
and presented to the Senators from
that State prior to the next session of
the Senate, and copy of the same to
be placed on file with the Secretary Of
the Association, and that n like com
mittee with similar instructions, be ap-
pointed from each of the States of
Pennsylvania, New York and Wiscon-