St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-31
The Lumbermen's Convention
Gets Into Ship Shape
and Adjourns.
The Amount Of the Admission
Fee Is Changed
Again.
A Slight Squabble Over the
Fixing Of Bound
aries.
The Election of Officers Starts
the Machinery in
Motion.

Motion.
Only few ofsthe retail lumbermen
put in an appearance yesterday morn
ing at the appointed hour, and it was
not until 10 O'Clock that sufficient
number had arrived to transact bust
ness. The cause of the delay was gen.
orally ascribed to the "good time''
which was enjoyed at the banquet the
previous evening, but at 10 O'clock,
when the meeting was called to order,
there was almost the same number
present as at the previous session. The
country dealers, who owned but one
yard, had discussed the doings of the
last meeting during the evening and
before the morning session began, and
a large number express ed thems selves
dissatisfied with Article No. of the
bylaws, which stated that the initia-
ton fee should be S15 and $40 dues for
each yard protected. AS great major
ity of those present were of the opinion
that these Sums were too large for the
small dealers, and that the association
would lose a number of MEN,
ed in, E. l.. Arnold, at the opening
of the session, proposed that the article
in question be reconsidered. This was
the wish of the great majority, and a
Squabble then began as to the size of
the figures, nearly as energetic as the
difficulty concerning the same question
in the previous meeting. After cOnSid-
cradle wrangling, the initiation fee was
fixed at the sum of IS and $40 IN addi-
ton for every yard protected.
This seemed to be
THE HAPPY MEDIUM,
and created general satisfaction. An
other knotty point which caused con-
siderable discussion at their previous
session was the article which contained
the words building materials" The
exact definition of these words was not
generally known, and for fear that the
point would not be sufficiently definite,
G. B. COBB, of White Bear, proposed
that the words lumber and all article
manufactured from lumber" be inserted
in the place of building materials"
Mr.. Robinson, of Bathgate, objected to
this on the ground that according to
would be included, and it was not their
object at all to interfere with the
furniture business. A compromise was
effected, however, by the insertion of
a"Wheneyer and us often as any whole
sale dealer or his agent shall sell lum-
Der or articles manufactured from lum-
Der and generally sold by retail lumber
dealers, and building paper, to any per-
son not a regular dealer" etc.
Mr.. Jackson, of Waterloo, To-, desired
to know in what manner the retail
dealers were to know the exact bound
airy of their territory within which they
tn mn thair nnavatinnc p"
Hind. as secretary, informed the con-
vention that the board of directors was
to be the arbitrator in cases where
there was any difficulty. AS this was
sensitive point with many the conven-
ton began to resemble our idea of the
condition of Babel, but A. A. Moore, the
chairman, succeeded i'll keeping track
of just who had the floor and accord
lngly refused to notice any speaker but
the proper one, and the others necessar-
lily calmed down. MIR. Sawyer, for fear
of violence, desired to leave the whole
matter until the next meeting. G..
A. Wood, of Milbank, protested
against making the convention an
arbitrator in these small matters, and
loading it down with number OF minor
affairs which did not properly belong to
it. Others feared to leave this matter
to the board of directors for fear that
complaints would be made that the di-
rectorS were cOnniving with the whole
salers. G. A. Wood declared that not
only could the board of directors give
greater satisfaction in these cases, but
that it would show a lack of confidence
in their trustWorthinesS to refuse to
place this matter in their hands. This
feeling prevailed and the board of di-
rectors will arbtrate in all cases where
the dealers themselves disagree.
AS two of the committee on resolu-
tons were absent W. s. CaSs and j. l..
Martin were appointed to fill their va
cancies. Another topic which had Gre
ated dissatisfaction was the
DIVISION OF THE FINES IMPOSED.
After much discussion the equal di-
vision of all money collected in that
manner between the men whose terri
tory had been invaded, was thought to
be the most satisfactory. The size of
this fine was another apple of discord,
and created much talking by members
whom the chair had not recognized
as having the right to speak.
The question of the fine being
arbitrarily paid was finally settled as
being advisable. and 10 per cent of the
value of the lumber shipped in from
outside dealers viii go to satisfy the
wrongs of those occupying the invaded
territory. AS SOOn aS IillS was ulSpOSeQ
of the constitution was formally accept
ed as a whole, and the com mittee on
nomination was ready to present their
report. All the names proposed by this
committee were unanimously elected as
the officers of the association, the secre-
tary being instructed to cast the ballot
in each instance, or as Mr.. Peterson
stated it, to ''go through the same per-
Torrance" in every case. The officers
for the coming year are as follows:
President, A. A. Moore, Marshalltown,
To-; vice president, E. L. Spatford,
Thomson; James CaSSon, treasurer.
The directors for the ensuing year are:
E. l.. Arnold. three years: L. I'll. Price,
Sioux City, two years; G. A. Wood, Mil
bank. one year; A. II. Peterson, Apple
ton, one year.
The committee on resolutions, con-
sisting of W. G. Dickerson, Webster. S.
D.; j. l.. Martin, Emmettsburg, and l..
G. CaSs, of Sumner, To-, then presented
their resolutions, thanking the whole
sale men of this city for their treatment,
the editor of the Mississippi Valley
Lumberman for his services and the
various railroads for their favorable
rates. The daily papers came in for
their share of thanks, and Henry l..
Tolman, of Chicago, on being called for,
responded in behalf of the press. The
convention then adjourned sine die.
after which
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MET
and discussed the election of secre-