The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-07-07

descendants VIII DO well TO emu |
late their example.-[ Southern
Herald.
YELLOW PINE LUMBER MANUFAc-
TU7ERS.
Meetin Mobile and Transact Business OIL
Importance to the Trade.
The Yellow Pine Association Of
Alabama and Mississippi met in
adjourned session at the Battle
House yesterday at 10:30 a. m.
There were present or represent
ed, j. j. White, McComb City,
Miss, who presided ov er the
meeting, j. M. Bivlngs, of Biv-
ings Bros, Canton; Marbery aud
Joaes, Bozeman; w. w. Wads-
worth, OF Wadsworth; ID. w. Rog-
crs,of Renfroe; w. NJ. Carney,
Williams Station; Reliance Lum-
bert Company of Beaumont.Texas
Brookhaven, (MIss.,) Lumber
Company, Weatherby & Hood, of
State Limo, Miss, Yellow Pine
Lumber Company, of Mobile;
Peters Lumber Company, Brew
ton.
Besides there are the following
who are members of the associa-
ton: Empire Lumber Company,
Siddon; Gregory & Coe. Lumber
Company, Staupton; L. }. Hand,
Jemlson; 0. A, Duke, Clanton;
j. w. Duke & Co., Montgomery;
Dufhain( Ala) Lumber Company !;
f b. L. Brister and the Keystone
Lumber Company, OF Bogue
Chitto, Miss; Camp & Hinton
Bros, Lumberton, Miss; Jno.
Kampei & CO., Laurel, Miss. IL.
Al. Gaines & Co., Esta Buches,
Miss; r B. Kyle Lumber Com
pany, Gadsden,
The secretary reported pro-
1 gress IN the membership Of the
assoration. Then followed a
general discussion as to grades
which continued until the recess
at noon. 1t was agreed that the
existing rules should be maintain
/ ed. This action cor firms the ole
grades Of 1st and DDS, (standard
ard common, as well as the new
grade of 1st and 2ds. clear rift
adopted az the recent meeting il
Montgomery Same as 1st and I'd
clear, except it n ust be rift sawn.
The secretary, at the opening
of the afternoon session, at
o. clock, made report of the
financial condition of the organ
ization. A brief calculation
shows that the mills represente,
have an annual cutting capaclt,
of one hundred and fifty millioi
feet
On the motion of Mr. Jones j
was resolved that in computing
, prices fractions shall be mad
: feYen dollars.
A letter was received from 3
: III. Barnes, president of th
: Soulhern~Westem Yellow Pm
Association, Arkansas) urgin,
t the Importance Of cooperation
and announcing that an adyanc
4 of $l.00 per thousand will 60 il
J, to effect July lst.
0 A general discussion of I'll
t methods Of measurement the
z took place.
On motion of Major BIvlngs,
/. was resolved to send a represer
b tative to the meeting of the Eas
"a Texas Timber Association, TO b
. held in Texarkana on the 18th {
\ July. Mr. j. J. White wa
= unanimously selected as delega!
t and Mr.. Biyings as alternate.
/ There was considerable depai
following upon the methods {
$ business, freight rates, complaint
!, ETC., and some talk of cuttlu
g that had been INDUCED il
I Among other things Mr. Mar
y Weiss, of Beaumont, asked abo'
y the ACCESSIBILITY of cutting was
q into boxes MFR. Wadswori
IS SAID he had made some success
Il that kind of work until compel
q tion killed the business.
t The question of prices of Fl
Ie ished lumber thca came up al
If on motion of Mr. Flaclky Of Il
se Peters Lumber Company, a il
,, of prices was adopted. This i
|! lis fixed at the highest prices al