The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-09
A COMBINE THATF FAILED.
THE GEORGIA LUMBER ASsOCIA-
TON ABOUT GONE TO PIECES.

Large Concerns Did Not Care to Garry
the Small and Weaker Ones and
Now Talk OF Forming Another Asso-
citation by Themselves-To Control
the Output-Condition of the South
American Trade.
The Georgia Lumber Association, Or
ganized at Macon about two months ago
with a membership of over fifty firms, is
| on the verge Of dissolution. In fact. 10 all
practical purposes it is now dead, although
the form of organization is maintained.
THE association has never accomplished
anythlng," said one Of the most prominent
lumber men of the state in discuss
ing the matter yesterday afternoon,
land as now organized Ii never
will. The trouble is that the plan was radi-
cally wrong. It was all right for the
smaller fry, but not for the large firms with
heavy investments, who have the most at
stake. Many of the former are what might
be termed commercially Irresponsible By
that mean that their properties are we'll
mortgaged and they are nearly on the verge
Of bankruptcy. Under the plan of orgauiza-
ton the large firms in this association, who
are all right financially, would have to carry
those who were not Business mon, you know,
are not inclined to do those kind of things
and hence the utter failure Of the scheme.
Whatever is left of the association must go
to pieces soon from the mere fact that IL has
done nothing up to this time and can &C.
complish nothing hereafter"
THE IDEA NOT DEAD.
''Is the idea of organization dead, toon
he was asked.
mo. The reverse is the case. It is
merely matter as to what form it shall
take. / believe that the larger firms will
get together, perfect an organization, COM
prising only those Of good financial stand
ing, and then secure the benefits sought by
taking up and handling the product Of the
smaller mills under special agreements with
them. This is the germ OF an idea now be-
ing elaborated into perfect plan. We are
determined to protect our interests by
combination of some character, and when
one does not succeed there is nothing left
for US TO do but to try another"
Lumber firms who did not go into the
Georgia association have expressed them
selves an along as satisfied that, under the
system OF organization adopted the assoca-
ton would do no good, aud would be short
lived. The main principle of the associa-
ton, ii will be remembered, was the receipt
of all orders at q central point, and the dis
tribution of them in an impartial manner
among the mills. Prices were to be made
unlIOr ny an executive committee, anu
kept so.
A couple of years ago an association
known as the South Atlantic Lumber Com
pany was chartered at Darien. Il did not
exist much longer, II any, than its successor,
the Georgia Lumber Association.
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.
The South American lumber trade Is
picking up somewhat The Improvement,
though, Is too slight to infuse
much joy into the lumber men.
Lumber is now being cut up the
Central for cargoes to Buenos Ayres and
Montevideo. 1t is believed that, although
slow the Improvement in the South Ameri-
can trade will be steady. Last month
1923, 900 feet were shipped to Argentine. The
total exports to that country SO far this year
have been 1,702, 900 feet, aud in all proba-
bility the shipments for 1899 will only be
surpassed by those of 1899, when they
reached 5,2S4 900 feet. There
will have to be some heavy
shipments to Brazil, however, to bring the
total South American lumber exports for
this year up to that OF last year. Up to
June l only 80, 900 feet of lumber had been
sent to Brazil. Last years shipments to
that republic were 8. 424, 900 feet.