, 1879-03-04
LUMBER.
Annual Meeting Of the Chicago
Exchange.
A Remarkably Healthy Showing for
the Trade Of 1878.
Reports Of tic President, Etc.-..Elec.
tion Of Oalcera.

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Exchange was held Yesterday afternoon at
O'clock nj tho room. ot tho Exchange. No, o3s
South water street, Mr. Thaddeus Dean pre-.
sidltt..
The rcnort nj ,,,c E1ct,t,,v. o,,t A,a,,tno
Committee WAS tn sl.c effect tat,!Ic ser,ctary's
accounts had been examined nm1 fnund cor-
rect. II wa* aeecptcf and PLACED IN ille.
The report of tie Dock Committee stated
tl,at they Ind rcntc,i t,nc,, from Wrt, ~ o,,t
street for lumber marlsct, md hal assessed
tic members Of tic Exchange rro rata to tic
amonnt n, lnn,hrr .n;,t. fl. ,.,r,.uc,,a hcmt
pati I'd 10 May ], 1871. The assessment was
one cent t.cr loo feet Of lumber. THIS report
WAS likewise accepsc'!.
THE REPORT or THE rAEslDEsT
was then rcasl, ut,d was rs follor.:
~ 3@ 1.l., thx Mf,nztrs e. Me k.aht'n.at EJtaan7e
~ =. ~, ~ ~ the elnsa n1 smother
Instructive 70 xse pa.sns S notee e' !" ,fs ""f sns
sonnasnRs: ,nat We may tfoat " tia ea'ons or the
III t,,.r a, H., !" r"ss new aga! for ~; Hnn.
nsta. ~ 5eas ~. c',t"'ateu npnh !nrNa t1tifacttnh
H. VT ~ tIo lncon.nE scnt luht past.
a VII eo,ci {es ~ wier asos s pa1,s s%aS
s.. tnu s"at 1,s a.. =: eno" N tlle nnioefng
fG2o, ama r. ~ isgns,ae;as astoa on tie pa,t
Is. i ''''
y: a. y 70 eomp'es" IhG .ilsasteF u Oh. iHtcreaf,
VI. Wnht stac snoW We Maa !olnien az nllis;cn With
.ne MngE:sh sps'hR fals ahd cloped together over
e.as"ta rais: !aM1nte1.
o. a. Gn3 nst Hmnua. H'ee'nG We occnr!fH shcso
eMaiis IN hao'!in'ents o. sasEcioth. while onr
whete thc tcanty piles Of sk:udcd logs were being
. .scuna,t.cla.eit easem W ~ !ne worms. c ieie
the spsr aG,y Whit 20 o hs
snotm ~ ~ sIno, "oo'a DID" ups eoou 10 tHe heart OF
thG tun.pethsn. H,t !! ~. ,,,,,
ti,e lorgcr. nrv laodcs of moynR !Ec loS
e.op s McsD sMhnsatnteu, anti thetc ttohelet
traasoa4Is, ~. .Is, aiha falwaSs were cnnttrncssd
lnn'bsr more raptdly than ssct before; This lc*.
SS: W .aen. W. "a.e a.M.n thaI ihe hnuefmsn
unean ca ci en- s, s.es smef tcs sfosK 10 meet te
M1n!h -! lncis customers. inc ont1p9k ior tht
coah: CO. f'as tee,ns 10 wnrrant thr sslicf TINT We
'1 wv r.a'. ~ hay. fMy ~ lasgo stuck Of nmher to
o"I it!Y.. q tt sl.stsoai Snlioy vii ie "saslly
~ W.. ss"cssa @ aEh PREPARED ~ move aronntl Win
se a o ths f9sr ea%ty 90 s"a sn
not ~ ~ "ors4a ~ the c'lconnter. becomes our
ns.1 s stnaS. lMat 1He pfatt On our Eooat VIII he
a'"nfSa i}a !se'; IN important lr.tions wsst sw!
rnposds eu II %
6cefn that INC Waets hf tle lnboscr Wrre small
enonsh' anA tliat u u n''r duty tn maintain tho
nfescnl nf'ees e. T. po.slhIe; bHt certainly think
must u 1ts have acquired, Wy should % ahlc 10
VIZ" n'o!e r1'!i IN .no nangi!nE or CUR i1mher.
4uA VIZ! ,.'ow I"t " - paa HAUL !" iIinule o'ef
htn . nr. o. y y .s u 9! m H., afs @ lf% tMo e
sselu II, bn a yyasic uf Inhor md n.l,er. tnt n
.iiu planning On orr t,art, aud little ratlcncu in
,tn.,tuc!1ny oHr wusktnen. 1u!eht remedy III purt
!hs ~! waste ot m!aGnaf NfnnEih', part Or
NAV 'c snyr Tin colntnr xrur. wh,,r thu nrlr" 81
rarnad freight /. Of sufficient Interest to be kent
constantly on unr l,tutlt 1t Is tntlIA,cd that tic
cost Of lnmber at Mississippi River points should
be no nore THAI tic coss OF tho atcrlus laid down
here.
r Ihe dinefchce. then, octwrrn inc freight from
Gnieaso anu ac rset - no.m.S @ W".1 n thc M,ssis
hrrn,r, Inv. nxcr ~ ynm st,i fi,c,ofnr i, '1
at uii tir. n romnnta tls n,rnunt To h,. nyrrr",
by FHrrrfJr ski In ynur business, Us lost frUn,
tic fact If your IN. r.,.-r.1i,,Y II.
1t will le remembered TINT tnc Exchange by rcsn.
luton agreed fus tlle term VI slx n'ohlls IL nhic
y certain rule o! tiI' Nattnnai Assoelai9n uF
LShges, ne"ics: Wharn ssl'c !eahlrcu tse whole.
a. y, ~ =. y, .a % -. ~ ~ -, IsaNs o. 1rhi
Z" in3tr,d"a1s "thrr '' tnsn 1mt,mt M .sn,r,s ~
ttatiot,E whrtu fttcro was lumber i'm, cunnrrtsi
win ti,e NntiotiMl Ar4ucluttun. Thu sjx inpntLs'
term cnMprrlrnlei by thr se.oIutlon haa expired,
md other nct1on In thu psc!1sts wt,uI be proper.
ltle nhoaAt OF Nancy !hSo!vPd bs lsc Nuehttun is
nna M WIZ conslueEau:c. MANY asslllis; however
,Mnt nt. 1GsH s,,f, & atsss @ ~ ps.ms'nac xoea
fmmo;cv w. arc hi nnntmn. IN ,,u ti on.s!i"u
as 10 w.iFch rIdc ,as the rr.,I in the ,tisu,. Nsm
rute al b,1sncss, We s.unld tcuk to tcuuH, ;ilosr
wno help us. md IN this ,nastss yon viii mt loss
s!ght nf tho fact thut the na.lrs NJ mAlty N our
bent sslends arc numbered III The tolt or thc Atso.
cihftof'
III conclusion, Mr. Dcau returned ll.s thanks
to tic Hoar4 Of Directors fur tIIr kind ircut-
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