Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-12
The Southern Association Gath
ering at ST. Louis.
THEIR SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING.
Some of the Chief Questions 10 be Gen.
sidered Outlined.
An Elaborate Programme Mapped Out,
and the Delegates. Who Come from
Many states. to BE
Royalty Entertained.


ST. LcUI>, Mo. Aug. u.-Delegates TO
the convention of the Southern Lumber
mems association have begun 10 arrive on
the ground, and among the prominent PEG
pie here are representatives Of leading
lumber dealers o. the country. Delegates
Will locate at the Southern hotel, have their
headquarters al the Exchange i'll the Temple
building. and meet for the transaction ~
business in the Polytechnic building. Chief
among the questions IS that of Il gauge. y
large number OF members have on hand con-
siderable quantities ufluuu Der worked upon
one OF the three gauges III vogue. and they
are aVcrse To having this stock thrown
out of the market through the adoption Of 4
uniform standard. At the same time there
l. Il pretty general feeling that the thlrteeu-
SiXtceuthS thick three and half inch wide
flooring tongue and groove boards made by
the white pine Iumbcrmcn should
be met by similar plankS made by
the yellow pine men. As il Is. seven
eighths thick four inches wide stuff
is ut Il disadvantage in freight rates.
although the discount for he thinner stun
eyeus up the difference in material used.
Another matter that viii receive general
attention Is the new price list y great deal
OF attention viii be given To a paper to he
read by Professor j. 3. johnson of the
Washington university on the comparative
strength OF white and yellow pine. Profrs-
SUr johnson was voted 500 by the aSsOcia-
ton a. the last meeting at Memphis TO de-
fray the expenses OF conducting series of
experiments. The professor mas conducted
Il large number of tests with Il machine Of
his invention. the
LARGEST ~ TIE WORLD,
and he is prepared 10 prove yellow pine
flooring is superior to white pine. Or white
oak
another feature will be the reading by
Secretary George X. Smith of u large mum
Der Of lumber statistics Of the trade in the
Southwest and East
As fast as the delegates arrive the com
mittee on entertainment capture them and
carry them OF to the Southern hotel, where
they are royalty entertained. Among hose
who arrived last night and this morning are
the following: j. II. Bard OF the southern
Lum6erman. Nashville: Leonard Bronson
and {. ". Chandler OF the Northwestern
LumberHan of Chicago: 3. A Johnson Of
the Lumber Trade journal OF Chicago; J.
G. d. Febaugh of the Tribune OF Chicago;
George :. Lacy. first vice-presdent of the
BOgue ChittO lumber company. BOgue
Chitto. Miss j. II. Jump of Little Rock
James +. Welch of Brooklyn, y. y: c. T.
Peterson OF Memphis; Frank CafrOn Of
Houston; W. +. Ramsey of Lake Charles.
La. ". II. Mckee of New Orleans: p. H.
McCa1dle of New Orleans j. B. White of
Brandon, Miss: c. f. Pearson Of Memphis,
Tenn. W. r. Pearson of Thornton. Tenn. :;
W. C.. Mum OF Aurora, III.
The entertainment that will be Given
these visitors VIII be something exhaustive
and cXhauStiug.
At a meeting of the directors Of the st
Louis mDermen's exchange, held in the
Temple building yesterday afternoon. re-
ports from the various committees charged
with arrangements were presented. The
committee on arrangements. headed by
Howard Watson and Nathan Woldsreiu.
reported
EVERYTHING IN READINESS.
Neat badges, made of stamped aluminium
in the shape of circular saws. have been
provided by the committee. and the pro
gramme for the seni-aunual meeting is got
up like a dancing programme. The
meeting will convene at 10 o'clock tO-mOr-
row morning Ill the board of education hall
on the first floor Of the Polytechnic build
ing. At $50 the convention viii be called
TO order. At 2:3O p. H. Il business meeting
of the association viii be held. and at Ills
in the evening members and their friends
will repair TO the river and board the ex-
cursion steamer Grand Republic. which
leaves the wharf At the foot of Vine street
with music, and Il good time will De the or
der of the evening.
On Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock bust
ness meetings viii be held and at : o'clock
the members VIII assemble at convention
ball. in the Polytechnic building. Carriages
will be in waiting TO convey the members
and guests 20 the tiermdnia club, OH Eighth
and Cratic streets, where banquet will be
served. The members will be the guests of
the lumbermeu. manufacturers and dealers
in saw mill and planning mill machinery ana
supplies in ST. Louis.
Al 10 a. IN. Friday the last business meet
ing will be held.
The following are the reception commit
tees of delegates: NisSisSippi ID. W
Pratt, Jack p Richardson. L. Methudy.