Telegram-herald., 1889-09-23
THE TRADE IN PINES
An Inter State Yellow Pine Asso-
citation Formed.
TIE PURPOSE TO BOON BUSINESS
The White Pine and the yellow finS
Iatermi xiing-A Plan Coaeoetsa
al hansss tfty 10 Bring the
Railroads 20 Terms

Ia the lumber business, as n many
other branches OF trade, Kansas City Is
the gateway and distributing point Tor
Z the southwest, and il Is through the
energy OF Kansas City merchants tnat
the trade has been made what Il Is.
Within the past month these same
dealers have taken step which VII
tend 70 strengthen and build up tie
trade al through the South.
Ia the latter part Of August few OF
the local jObbers ia yellow pine met IA
the Office OF +. 7. Strickland, Keith n
Perry building, and drafted plans Tor
the permanent organization Of all
wholesale dealers and jobbers in yellow
pine throughout the South. I. NJ
Garrett was elected president; J. NJ.
Mott, vice president; +. p. Strickland,
secretary, and ID. q. Saunders,
treasurer. The infant organization
Was christened the Interstate Yellow
I Pine Association and Kansas City was
made the headquarters. Circular let
/ ters We're sent out all through the yell
| low pine districts, and IN almost every
| instance a hearty response was received.
| The objects OF the ASSOCIATION We're tthe
mutual benefits TO be derived from
union, both as 20 scales OF prices aud
weights, the stitfenlng of prices and the
/ securing OF prompt action on all over
| charge claims against the railroads.
| The overcharges for Kansas City alone
| amounted IN the past year 10 nearly
| $40 900, which sum the roads were very
slow in paying. Hereafter all such
claims will be presented TO the COM
mittee, Messrs u. G. Saunders, j. NJ.
/ Bernardin and c. w. Dickinson, and
! they Will make a report TO the secre-
/ tary, who Will at once negotiate for the
/ railroads.
j. NJ Mott, w. y. Bemis and s. III.
/ Treadway were appointed committee
/ On prices and weights; George NJ. Grif-
/ fen, F. o. Rugg and &. \. Dunham as
executive committee, and Il. l.. Chaplin,
/ c. j. Carter and j. c. Fontaine, finance
committee.
Kansas City for nearly a year has
! been the battle-ground for the white
pine of the north and the yellow pine
OF the South. The yellow has always
had the lead, but about two months
ago the Alton made reduction of
rates on the white, hoping TO build up
the market The reduction did not
have the desired effect, but rather the
| opposite, for 1t necessarily demOrallzed
prices.
Membership, in the new association is
open TO all wholesale dealers and job
! bers and manufacturers of yellow pine.
The members of the association are:
| American Lumber Company, Kanlas
/ City; Arkansas and Texas Lumber Com
pany, Kansas City; Arkansas and Texas
Lumber Company, st. Louis; Buchanan
d COwen Lumber Company, st. Louis;
J. II. Bemis & Co., Kansas City; G.. IL.
Bowes & Co., st. Louis; +. p. COwen
Lumber Company, Kansas City;
Charles J. Carter, Kansas City; W. L.
Carter & Brother, Kansas City; Il. :.
| Chaplin. Kansas City; c. A. Dunham,
Kansas City; j. w. Doster, Kingsland,
Ark; George VI. Griffin & CO., Kansas
City, VI. K. Grant, Kansas City;
Alex. Gilmer, Orange, Tex; Henry Il
COatsworth Company, Kansas City;
| John Hackert, Mountain View, No;
/ Moore & Buchanan, Kansas City and
/ Fort scott; J. :. q W VI. Rice, Hyatt,
/ Tex; South Missouri Lumber Company,
Kansas City; +. =. Strickland, Kansas
/ CITY; Swartz, FOntaine * Co., Kansas
City; sunny South Lumber Company,
/ Leavcnworth, Kan; st. Louis Refriger-
atOr * Wooden Gutter Company, -.
! Louis. and the Yellow Pine Lumber
Company. CalmesUeid, Tex.
While TINS organization was afOOt the
retail yardmen of the city determined
on forming "a lumber exchange. Several
/ meetings were held and committees
1 appointed and after some delay the or
ganizat.On was perfected with A. H..
/ Caryl president aud J. {. Fontaine sec
retary. 4 permanent secretary viii be
appointed who viii have charge of the
/ Office and be a medium through whom
the retailers Will buy and who viii be
Informed of any bargains on the
market. The wholesale men do not
/ look with favor on the plan, as they say
+ il u trespa ssing On their ground. They
say they Will be forced - undersell the
secretary or broker and forced into
/ the retail business IN order 20 compete.
/ Should purchases be made through the
/ exchange the IOhher VIII be entirely
shut out The final success or failure
/ of the organization Is dependent on the
action Of J. VIII Merrill, who j. now in
I Europe and VIII not return until OctO-
I her ;. Is he has one OF the largest
yards IN the city some Of the dealers
+ are awaiting 20 see his actions before
I gong INTO the exchange Cffv