, 1880-10-31

| Complaining or Il Lne4< Of Cars-Revfs'
ing tho Pricc-L1sf> Etc.
| A called meeting of the lumber dealers at this
| city WAS held at the rooms Of tho Lumber Ex.
| change yesterday. There was a fair attendance
| The meeting was for the purpose Of considering
] the present situation OF trade and prices. Mr.
| C. e. Thompson presided.
Mr. Trad Dean introduced the following:
! Resolrct1, That tho lumber business Of Chicago
| IS seriously hampered and limited III conse-
Qucnce OF the lack OF ability or the absence ot Il
desire upon tho part OF the railroad companies to
furnish cars to carry building materials to the
points on their respective roads where it IL
ifesored, That in this policy which for several
inent OF our business, we recognize contracted
management. dn1naging not ou1y to our busl-
ness, but to 1t the interests ot tho whole country:
of tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy hallway in
generally tilinK with promptness our orders for
proved ts 4 manage1ncnt @ @ % Of the chca:}o Alton
hallway i'll this particular, and that VIC nrc
greatly encouraged hy tho prompt manner in
y? hfs 1sSa rscds i~a
Resotued, That in shipping to competing points
1t is our duty to patrontzc those r9ads which ut
nli times furnish us the best facilities Tor prompt
Ktsolreti, Tint a copy Of tho resolutions be
furnished to the General Freight Agents OF the
scvcr4ll roads doing business i'll this citY-
Mr.. Dean said that he was satisfied that tho
General Freight Agents were in sympathy With
tho trade, aud, while acknowledging Il luck Of
accommodation In the supply Of cars, claimcl
that they were unable to do more than they did.
Mr. Dcun b.lieved the higher powers or the
railway corporations were responsible for the
present stAte OF things
Mr: Skccle believed it would be a good idea
to puss tho resolutions, without c1c1npting any
road from meritcd ceIsurc.
fht1r
tious but did not think It advisable to ceus,1ro
one road and commend another.
The resolutions werc then adopted by a unan-
imous vote, it heinE conceded that to pass them
would have good ctfecshpon the railroad COM
panics. -
j.. NO CUTTING RATES.
Mr.. Winters submitted the following:
,Kesolccd, That VIC do hereby ngrco one with
another that In case any dealer sees OF believes
ttAt OCCASION exists for q reduction In tho price
Of Nny item or Items OF the priec-}Ist this duy
adopted 1t shall be considered 1T. act OF bad
faith to Issue any pricc-llst containing any such
reduction, or auy delivered list tkan tho price
the President Of the Exchange, and requesting
through him the culling Of u trade meeting to
consider the advisubtlity Of such reduction
& Ths resolution wus ! unanimously adopted.
pointed lessrs. Thompson, Skeeic, Henry,
uarvey, and Carpenter committee to fix the
weights OF lumber, their report to be submitted
tor consultation, and pendlug thoir report the
Chair suggested the pr,priety OF discussing tho
p7icc-list, and Il modon to rcndopt the list Of
. 3ir. Lamb, of Clinton, la., was invited,to nd
dress the meeting. He said the trade iu bis sec
t1on wns In prosperous condition The dsAlcts
bad disposed M Eheir stocks at fair rates. There
was scarclty OF cars, hut tho mill stocks to the
spring would be rs low US last year II cars could
be secured. Prices would undoubtedly keep
up, aud he hoped Chicago deAlers would assist