The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-25

TIE CLASSIFICATION OF LUMBER.
Mr.. Foote. chairman Of the committee OF
inspections, reported book Of rules agreed
| upon by the committee for the inspection
/ and classification of lumber.
The com mittee report embodied the bool
OF rules adopted in 1888, with
certain additional rules to meet
the requirements OF the western
| market. This book Is most important a
II specifies in what class the quality Of lum.
Der entities il 70 be placed. The rules as x
the quality Of lumber for each class were
! minute and distinct. The discussion wal
| was lengthy. The terms used were Greek
TO anybody but a lumbsrnan, and the
| lumber vocabulary was shown &C
be full one. Many hits were
I Mr.. Gress-to the effect that every
/ member who should sell lumber for inspec-
| ton at the place Of business of purchaser,
should be without redress at the names OF
the association and should bear losses so in
| CURED without q murmur, created some
merriment, The motion was laid on the
table.
After some further discussion the book of
rules was adopted with many minor altera-
| tons.
The association decided % use uniform
temperates in all the mills Of the kind used
by the Atlanta Lumber Company, so that
lumber from one mill will match with lum-
Der from another.
Some merriment was caused by motion
gotten of at the expense Of members who
thought that the requirements for first
class lumber too strict.
Mr.. Amorous didn't want 10 define the
different qualities 50 carefully. He said
some Of the buyers would kick on every
little point.
A resolution to fix minimum price for
lumber was offered and debated, but was
withdrawn on account Of the opposition
manifested. The state of the market ia
such that no minimum figure can be main
tanned at present.
The time and place of the next meeting
was fixed on the last Tuesday in October at
OF officers viii be held in Atlanta the second
Tuesday in January.
Mr. sTILLwELL's BoMBsHELL.
Mr.. Stillwell exploded bombshell in the
meeting by a motion TO the effect that mem
bers be allowed to vote according to the
output of mills, and that each member be
allowed one vote for each million feet of
lumber cut each year. This motion almost
paralyzed the smaller mill men, but
Mr.. Weston managed to get to
bis feet 70 protest against its
adoption. He thought the association
was organized on a fair basis, and that it
honesty and ability TO allow each the same
vote. Others expressed the same view.
Mr.. Stillwen did not see il in that way
The organization, he said, was similar to a
stock company where, each member voted
according to his shares of stock He under
stood the association to be organized on
money basis, and it could not be a success
in any other way
Somebody suggested that IL a member
bo f.rrFI D.
cut 100000 900 feet, Mr.. StiLlwell, for in
stance, should pay 81 600
Mr.. McDonOugh thought every member
should be entitled TO one vote. The big fish
should not eat up the little fish.
MIR. McDonough offered a substitute mo-
ton that each member make out q state
ment of the total daily output of his mills
and forward to the secretary for informa-
ton. The opposition 70 Mr.. Stillwelrs mo
ton was very nearly unanimous. The
gentlemen were requested to put the mo-
ton and substitute In writing.
In writing Mr.. Stillwell's resolution was
shorn of its terror. 1t simply called for a
statement of the quality and power OK each
members mill equipment, the information
TO be used for the benefit Of the association.
In this shape the resolution and Mr.. Nc
Donoughs substitute were adopted as one
resolution.
fore the meeting, and the association ad-
Journed at 2:15, TO meet at the Brown House
in Macon on the last Tuesday in October,
The majority Of the members plunged
into the surf shortly after adjournment
THE BANQUET.
At 4:15 o'clock the association was invited
into the dining hall, where an elegant BAN
quet was served, rendered the association
by the Savannah members
The menu cards were a work of art.
Upon one side was:
Banquet-Georgia Saw-mill Association, at
Ocean House, Tybee Island, Tuesday, June "a,
1890
With the following inscription:
Now, rest thee merry gentlemen,
Let naught thy heart dismay,
For plenty reigns, and jolly friends
Are round the board this day.
Upon the other side was the following
ingenious and aPpetizing bill Of fare:
Turtle square edge"
Sherry wine, prime"
Broiled and baked trout, free of knots
Potatoes Dauphine. Understandable"
ROAST.
Boston ribs of beef with mushrooms "butt cut
Green peas, "grooved-"
Claret wine, free from sap"
Deviled crabs, ''tiimensiou size >,
Shrimp croquette and salad. strips"
Duck with currant jelly 'clear of shakes
Asparagus. top cuts"
CHAMPAGNE.
Veuve cliquot. bone dry"
PASTRY AND DESSERT.
Cabinet pudding wine sauce; pumpkin pie,
lemon pie, rift sawed"
Ice cream, yard orders"
Watermelon, 'all heart"
Coffee. clear"
Cheese and crackers, "culls.m
An hour and half was spent at the table
in hearty conviviality.
The majority Of the members left for their
homes last night. All expressed in glowing
terms their appreciation Of Savannah's hos
pitality. Secretary Haden said they had
nowhere been treated so Hospitality as in
Savannah.
LUMBKRMEN GOSSIP.
r. II. Wilson of Leslie, Ca, one of the
delegates TO the Georgia Saw-mill Associa.
ton, had roundabout way of getting tc
the Pulaski house from the Tybee depot
last night. He was transferred from the
Liberty TO the West Broad street car, aud
when the car was nearing Battery
park he inquired in an innocent way if the
car wasn't long time in getting to the
hotel, and when told that he had gone G
mile and half out Of his way, he was not
In the best of humor with the heedlessnes,
of the conductor on the Liberty street line
whom he had told his destination and
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