Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-15
ANNUAL
Convention Of Lumber
men Is Held.
WELCOMED TO AUSTIN mr. MAYOR
LEWIS HANoooiS-rHE WITH
pRAwAL SENSATION.
THE EFFORT FAILED.
CONVENTION REAssEmBrLss AT
THE PLACE or IRIS BIRTH.
The Secretary sabmits HIS Annual
Report, Filled with Good necon-
Ifsrf n.
THE EFFORT FAILED.
CONVENTION RnAssEmnrEs AT
THE PLACE or IT'S BIRTH.

It 1tAuN y ettHhNhh1fN'
met at noon today In tenth annual con-
vention with President II. ID. Gribble In
the chair.
A most thoughtful address OF wei
come was delivered by Mayor Lewis
Hancock, which was responded TO by
Mr.. g. w. Owens OF Oak CHI, Mr..
Hancock went little out OF the line
OF such addresses and paid his respects
to some political abuses. He was es-
peoially severe on some recent lcgisla-
tIon, especially the assignment law and
the failure OF the Efforts at railroad
regulation. ThiG part OF the address
was followed up by the report OF the
committee on railroads This report
discussed at length the need OF more
transportation facilities. In which Il Is
urged that present railroad legislation
makes road building almost an lmpossi-
bility The report was adopted With
out discussion.
The following committee was np-
pointed to confer with j. A. Petit with
regard to establishing freight rate
bureau: s. r.. Carter, William Gamer
on and C. n. Moore. To confer with
the editor of the Texas Industrial Re-
view with n view 10 consolidating thnt
paper with the Lumber Iicvlew tho
president appointed q. II, Moore, q. w.
owens. j. l.. Russing and Robert Low,
The first sensation OF the day was
fred into the meeting In the nhape OF
the withdrawal from the association AZ
| follows.
Austin April Ito the Lumber
mems Associi',ui VI 49, MAJ certain
! come 10 our N,"Wlv1e. - ,s,.,oi,,-
nemuei,,s ol M ,,,.' ,,oh oiih man.
ZION y. ,,,a,,herafln there
sn ond be,ievine mat possibly il would
| be to the interests OF both mhnufactur-
er and dealer to maintain separa'e ilna
dlsIlnn', ,a, oia Of memhership in
your "a ,,,,,t,r, cannanv. Village
,,i,,s ~, ,a,,,,ant, iuthor 81 Moore. South
o,.,, pine nompanv. j. A. Bentiy a. 90,
! Urn = ~ ", s,,ia,,esr Anon 4, co. Beau-
Grower sps"ei ,nnnny Nj n tones
mont i.''s.a,, !, Nono Nfilia company,
Luinuer eV,Hlai t's ,,,,,no,w pnucroft
hen,nee i- .,,a,.,. ornntse I.imbcr come
Lutiipgi ~ ntna,, s. CO Drew & Pow
PHI ~, g,-,.,noria f,,mhcr co. j, A, Van
en' h"'p
=, us9I Mr. owens OF oak clim
rss' l..nS verv Intense feeling on.the part
showed Ee,y ,,a.,mr,r,r lumhermcn, who
OF tns .iat NO anv mill mon and
soils'u -, ~ rot deslre the presence of
yalu Nv. turing dealers.
'nSY tm,nts :, anid Mr.. ovens. ''thnt tho
,,,,',9, eor MI nartiea concerned is
pes. mn ~, aann,ate oraa nixntions"
"vuiiam cameron followed III heat
",.,.noc,, in which he lunibastcd Mr..
en IN n characteristics style. Other
/ sncerhes followed. hut all showed tnat
| spe ,. 70 :, r,id,ntna breach between tho
Wv '.,,r,to tntorests IN the association.
ppr..a,.v prni,e made Il strong paci-
,s-,. s,eech
Whon thc question came 70 o vote.
| 80 ccfort 10 withdraw was defeated py
anS yo ,n' Of "a to i.
NM .ecrctnry made the following rec
-.
r'.',,,o,on NJ thc convention:
N" offcrinr FOR your confederation this.
-, ,onfh report. ID is my intention with
nnur Kind permission. 10 briefly outline
~. hietorv az our association and It's
,,.,r,, ~ many Of YOU doubtless know
M, organization was conceived and re-
~, nt.a ~ h,rth In this city. Your
,,ressnt nreridcnt mr. Cfihbic. was
p,n =, temporary- chairman. Mr.. Gamer
~ ~ vJaco nc permanent chairman;
| ana,,, INV deionates were In ntten-
S.ce. M aatoclation. when organized,
un,,N 80, ~ ,hc fn,fnbcr Dealers as
WV to- 49, ~ Taxns. and Mr. a. Van
spotsen and your present aecrctary
- ,,.aos,,rer were at TINT meeting
nm ',.,iod rnot, 10 mi the Office that he
.a,v hnida or our first officers, two
NV IA do,vn ltfe's burdcns--Afr.
~, ~ CO.. and Mr.. J, w, Temby.
~, 49,. tras parton. stilI hale and
hasr.s ~ nearly ninety years OF nge.