The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-11-01
Luftber and 'Shingle Mill.

At meeting Of the Lumber and Shin.
gle manufactures Of the Teche g. Gulf
Coest held at Patterson Oct. 18th. 1890
the following mills we're represented:
Gall and Pharr. New Iberia, by y. A.
Pharr; A. j. DiCnir, New Iberia. BY A. J
DeCuir; Milmo. sstokoe' Il co, Jeanerette
by 3. Milmo; A. Hanson, Franklin. bv
Ed. A. Hanson; Kennedy aud Foote. Cen
treyille. By +: E. Kennedy and Newton
J. Foote; +. FaQdal, and i. D. Eschoux.
by F; Fandal; Paarr and Williams Pat.
tersdh. by 3. F. Williams; N. B. Trellue
and Co. Patterson. by N. B. ,TrelIue and
Sam R. Guythsr; Berwick Lumber Co..
Berwick, by C. R. Brownell.
Mr.. Williams OF Pharr ard Williams
was made chairman, and Ion Rochei
secty. 1t was moved seconded and adop-
ted that this meeting resolve itself into
the "Thechs & Cuff Coast Cypress Lum,
beri& shingie Association and to be.
come a branch Of the Southern Cypress
Lumber Il Single, Association. The
meeting then went into permanent or
ganization, and the following officers
were elected: B. F. Williams Of Pharr
Y Williams. President. A. E. Pharr Of
Gall & Pharr. vice-President, Ion Ro-
chel, Secretary-Treasnrer
The following resolutions were offered
and adopted:
I, That The classification adouted bv
the Southern Cypress Lumber & Shingle
Association be adopted by this body, and
that the Secretary be ordered to have
1000 copies Of same printed Tor distribu.
ton among its membeTs.
II. That the president be appointed a
committee Of one to obtain copies Of the
bylaws Of the 8. C. L. & s. Association
for distribution among the members OF
this Association.
II. That the membership fee be fixed
at 81 one half be paid cash and the ba:.
lance at the next meeting.
". That this Association adopt the
."Lumberman's Favorite Log Rule in
buying and measuring timber. All tim.
Der to be measured at the small eHd. de.
ducting all the frac .ional parts of an
inch. That all calcdhfons of the a.
mount Of timber be made fbS taking the
general average of the lengths and dia-
meters. That deduction Of three q,
inches be made on all timber which has
been deadeped over two years for rotten
sap. That in measuring the length of
timber, no odd feet shall he counted.
That all defective timber be docked in
the customary manner; and that no tree
which is entirely worthless is to be
counted or paid for.
v. That any member OF this Associa-
tion who may discover any person steal
ing timber from any member of the As
sociation is authorized to prosecute such
persons and this Association shall pay
the expenses of such prosecutions.
vi. That in case any member shall
cut or cause to be cut any timber of the
lands of another member he shall for
felt to the member owning the lands ali
such timber after proof of the facts.
VII. That in all future contracts for
getting out timber, the members of As
sociatioh will allow the swamper not
more than one half of the timber and
the swamper is to bear the whole Of the
expense Of the work of getting out the
timber and his (the swamper's) half Of
timber Shall be responsible for the ad-
vances made.
VIII. That copies of these proceedings
be sent to the Iberia Enterprise and De-
Jeanerette Hornet, St. Martin
Messenger, Morgan City Review, st.
Mary Banner Houma Courier, and Iber-
vills South for publication.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned to meet at New Iberia
on the first Wednesday OF February 1891
at y q. IN.
+. B. Williams President,
Iron Rochel Secretary.