Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-14
THE LUMBERMEN.
Result of Their Second Days
Session at ST. Louis.
SOME RED-HOT DISCUSSIONS.
The Adoption of Two Gauges Recommend
ed, but was No Gothic Memphis
Gauge in Eogue--A Banquet and
Highly Enjoyable Evening.

So. LOUIS, Mo, Aug 13.-The Southern
| Lumbermen's committee debated the matter
of equal gauge No decision was reached.
The committee reported impossible to Sc
| cure separate room for lumber exhibits at
| the Worlds exposition, and suggested that
| they group the exhibits from the Southern
| lumber states with the forestry exhibits.
After some discussion of minor impOr-
lance the convention adjourned until .
O'Clock.
Promptly at that hour Vice-President
George Lacy called the convention to order.
The committee on price lists recommended
the adoption of scale of prices somewhat
lower than that adopted at Memphis last
February The list aroused good deal of
discussion, but was adopted BY a small ma
jority.
At the conclusion of the discussion presi-
dent White announced that the list was not
compulsory or an arbitrary one, but simp-
ly furnished q ratio for a price to be charged
by the various manufacturers
The committee on grievance reported that
il had considered the letter from the Nal
vern lumber company, complaining of East
ern neighbcrs, who sold flooring by
face measure. The committee recon-
mended that the secretary be in
structed to ascertain the name
of the firms complained of, and TO point out
to them the error of their way.
The complaints of manufacturers on the
Cotton Belt railroad as to shortage of cars,
was also considered. The committee recon-
mended that a special committee of three
manufacturers on the line of the road be
appointed, the secretary to be added,
to wait upon the railroad officials
and endeavor to induce them to
provide necessary transportation facili-
ties The committee was appointed
consisting OF J, H. Pearson, B. c. Davis, j.
S. Bachelor, j. E. Best, Z. NJ. Savage
ana George X. Smith.
The question of standard gauge was
held several protractea sessions, at
which the important and much
mooted question of uniform
gauge to prevail throughout all sections of
the South was discussed. There was great
difference of opinion in the committee as to
the best methods of giving uniformity to
the scattered scale of lumber, and two re-
ports resulted. They were read by the
secretary as follows:
Your committee, after thorough discus
sion of the matching question, found that
it was not possible to agree upon one uni
form standard for matching, and the COM
mittee recommend, after due deliberation,
the adoption of two standards, one TO be
called the Western and one the Eastern
standard. The committee find no great OBJ
jections to two standards, and such course
seemed to be the only one open to
your committee in order to maintain
perfect harmony in your association. The
standard to be called Eastern is to be the
same adopted by your association at its last
Memphis convention. The Western is TO be
the same as that adopted at TeXarkana,
Tex, by the Southwestern association FeD'y
%, 1855" (Signed)
]. ]. WHITE, chairman;
The other report read:
1--WE do not concur in the report of the
majority report of the committee, and rec
onmend that the standard adopted at Mem
phis be continued.
Signed j. II. TRUM,
C. J. BROOKS,
II. ESoCHs,
Minority report
Immediately on the reading of these re-
ports the greatest excitement prevailed
Twenty men leaped to their feet at once
and appealed for the floor. Quiet was finally
restored by the president after the gavel
had been vigorously used. Vice-Presi-
to reject the reports and to
DISCHARGE committee. This motion was
seconded on every side, but before it was
put Lacey made very forcible speech. up
holding his motion and defining the atti-
tude in which the adoption of commit
tees report would place Mississippi
manufacturers. He wound up by declaring,
in an imprisoned manner, If you adopt
the two standards, Mr.. President, it means
two associations just as sure as you are sit
ting in that chair"
Lacy was followed ,by a number of 9TH
ers, and the upshot OF the matter was in
definite suspension of action in the matter
This will keep the Memphis standard in
vogue until the matter is disposed of.
The days business closed with the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas, the superintendent of census
reports that out of 6i00 mills in the South
over $500 of them have failed to make full
reports or make such answers as to make
them available for compiling the desired
statistics, therefore be it
Resolved, that this association, through
its secretary, request the superintendent of
the Eleventh census to make further efforts
to obtain the desired full report, and that
this association request all its members and
all others in the milling business 10 aid in
giving all possible information.
After the reading OF the resolution an ad-
iournment was taken until 1890 tomorrow
morning.
The members were rendered banquet
tonight in the Germania club by the
local lumbermen. An elegant menu
was prepared for the occasion,
and thoroughly enjoyable time
was spent Toasts were proposed and re-
sponded 10 by G. Harris, Marcus Burn