, 1879-01-14
LUMBER. .YESSEL OWNERS.
First Annual Meeting OF the Asso'
citation ... Reports Of
Officers.
Discussing tho Great Question Of
How to Enforce Their
Agreements.

AEEGEtlEItSA
The 1.umbcs.Vcsscl- Owners Association Of
Chicago held it, first annna1 meeting yesterday
In Uhlc!l's Halt, corner Of Nurth Cfnfk and
Kinzsc streets. At tho forenoon session, which
began At IL o'clock. shout Keventy-1vc pcrsons
wcre present, including forty members Of tho
local organization and delegation from tho
Milwaukee LUMBER ~Vesacl-O Owncfb' Association,
headed by Aid. William II. Wolf, President;
Conrad starkc, Vtce.PrcsIdent; Peter atamm,
Treasurer: and John Ga1sland, Secretary. One
hundred and s'xty-nino rcssela were repre-
sentcd,
President j. Y. Taylor called the meeting 10
nrticr, anl Jacob johnson was present ~ 8ecrc-
tarv, and Capt. 4. Burton aA Treasurer.
Aid. Wolf was invited to scat on the plat
form, and ncccctcd the Invitation.
Tho Secretary read tho br-1aws Of the Asso-
ciatIor, and considerable dtscnssFon cnsucd on
tho question of annual 1ucs,-which arc Is
for cacl, mcmber,-scrcral who owned but ono
vessel sayiuE thcy should not b. required to
pay as much a. those who owned more. The
matter was laid OF tho tab'o upon . motion to
thnt effect.
PENALTY or CUTTING nArEs
Article X. Of tho b5-1aws, providing for an
assessment OF et5 against any member who
than thoi nrom,,co,ed hv thc no,nl ~ nj.
rcetors, and cxpcllnE the offender II he fat1 10
pay, was discussed for eoa,o time. together
With the following resolutions:
Rvotrtd. That. upon notice 10 the President or
Secretary OF this Association, ~ anY Mcmber
Eagcd, e'sher dirccIv Or Indirectly. IN easiyine i
tnn .t thsSc IL pes ssf
md tssnsa Iy th,s Hssociation, unoa t'ls fscts
claimed in such notics proving satIafsctosy 10
said President Or Secretary It shall 10 their duty
10 post TIC lame Of suc vcssel barge in ihe tn
Offices. with reqacFs That a.! tuRa refuse 70 tow
sael craft pnless - shS y sompaea with ART lS. Of
g1;res rat Tna ~ ~ ~. n h.,, =, I'll,
,9e o te ;ho Of hs, ~ Asao
~ .sii ,Tithrn.y onr t,airunspn AZ much ~ nnss
et,o from nny tur or towing association WIN xiii
Of loss tow a,,y such posted craft either inside or
drawu By oraer 81 our sectetars or ire. lient.
Also, that any owner Or aKeht OF encn postea craie
9enytnR tne tsutn q ne ena.9e " Wn.en W craft
~ p9e.: ar ~. @ ~ m. ~ 4ns..sn ~
fors nny Notary PnbIic. md retnsal 10 ate .uch
afIdavt shall Ge leen,cda confession OF the charge
on which ita craft IL pohted.
Mr.. Jain t,,lycr moved tho af1ontjon at thc
second cor; G ssso!nt'on. ''es ."s ''''' u 'Ae
Atd. MuiI Hns requcsteo 70 srcaK, anu easu
That no exttns'rl!nar, measures should be taken.
uac fur organlxatlot1 Let caci member plnuk
down 410O, aud II tie violated the agI crmcnt
expel lin; that wonid fetcii him. The qucstiot,,
orran. Hnv wern tlpv pr,fnr In f|nn liz nfT,rH.
er.f II nm tMr wn,i.d nnt tnw m NJ 1'iY.m.ia,,.
otnr ntn ,x ao,'3 TSua NV "" III o'''''"e'
CApt. MlrcitoIi Thought ti!at getting the tugs
posted Up would sto II.
,umher.y,.sse, owncr. naTinr siisS ~ "@'" "oo"'
Cant. Join Gunner taij, poat 'r,n i'm. ant r..
laisu Ht'to @ occurrence as, ot anSt acas9n when
is n%okco % sudeF p ott liz ,eat eo srI51,S w5eS
Capt Co1,1iccr said he did not Intend anythin0
Of pcr.onal character in his remarks, and i
a,e;!iss aro '' e'0's''ea 'ne'' lie "oola
apST;us W. ssSH, nnn,ouv annearri, tn bo accentea
Mr t,fver 'ssIt} In had i m ~ anoflrv - n,,ho
II they we're going to r'ln te Association upon
honor, they might as wcll quit:
AIT a. syse Ss M o a O
was adopted by vote of u to J..
rnEa1nxxr TAyLon
,,n-t - ~" i,onrI ~ },t,m..nrs ~ SM W. fc-
l"lk u my ooa'. " D"sstols' Us ioiIo"s: ).
AZ President g. the chscaso Lulnbcr.yesyel-
OwncEe' Association. Did ;Uu welcome to this
your arst annual Convention hoping that wo may,
by sound tadament mud counse'iaF, accomplish.
Il has been cnnuSuA tor soma years past. has oesn
decidedly 70 our ai.aasaniaXe. The haste in E!sich
sss of 'tsSas $ lssn ss
1y aake hts freight afranRo,nnts. rs III a:most Ill
cates he IA his own 19cns IN securing freight.
Arriving In port In the npENt.iK and having III thu
evcn'np. tno timo al1owea him In which to Est
posted on ffcight matters u very brief. Thu
shipper, on the other hand. ID always on tho
spot, und understand Ing Tho ''gurply nnd de-
nand' Of tonnaGe better than iLs Captain.
hnS, therrfcre, considerable of m advantage.
TooreEcOme this IN een'o measure. VIC have ca-
tab!!rhed tbs "card rates. leaving tho issuance
Of them 10 tho Noartl OF Directors. Wu cannot
hore fofany tety Fsn.anefat'xo satos Il tho sup
pina ~ sno rn,.* I.msn pssat eAtemh IN
xc..css hn ia Ia m fos NV ten.,h y" n. , 'ew
t ~ t.a..h, 49, a},>t m,ss rs ae"8M y t!uie toE
miasnmnsr Va. lick Of demsua hnt thn, t9ss .s
W " nst,i II nn,,ts ns Ri mnnh.s .hn'sna
r,.nd thnt M rur. Mxrsrca tc "nnI1 ~ ~ ~
,n"n,n ~ ia r.nson scft anom tEh' rn wv @ W.
rons .nr,n.r.s rus ~ nil n.,a s'' W.
forward next pruaon. This In connection viii, tl,s
nnfuyofablo wintrr ol 1B77.'B Tor u,ovina ioTe In
tho wuods. must almost convince ~ .hst lie ratio
ot tshlpplnx vii equal !! re- excesd. tlc tonnage
u 10 eon.inx ysas; wH1 ne speculst!ts gum
h"n1a, o s c,"F t. y"u H. H. sAa e.
ne.o,s oi III nco ia,t Am1n.p ~ IT, re-
.eatd il atsI, toward Of tbs r,tss
but would recommend that tha Avsociation IN.
point au axent, wloss husinsss it shnii Be- 10 fcx
fs.rr fretuhtn IN Akau In txEnt nnIuf hv ,xht,,,