The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-16
FOR A TARIFF ON LUMBER.
twsnty-seven States Represented in
the Chicago Meeting
LuABERMtN DEMAND PROTECTION
rs Well as Iron and other Conn
moditics-Ncry Harmonious.

NAiNihh"'l, WHO, DVtcinDcr lo,-~lurSuunt
to call issued by j. T.. Defenbangh,
publisher of the Lumberman and W.B. Jnd-
son, publisher Of the Lumbcrman, $50 del
egates representing twenty States.
assembled here this morning when the ma
uonal convention OF lumber Interests was
called to order. Previous TO pertecting
temporary organization. Messfs. judson
and Defenbaugh made elaborate addresses
explaining the purpose OF the convention.
the requests for the call and the present
condition of the lumber business Both
had prepared elaborate statements with
statistics on the lumber trade. They ap
poaled to the delegates from the Southern
States, which section was largely repre-
sented Most OF the Southern delegates
have been free traders, but in response to
the welcome address OF Judson and Defcn-
baugh, these delegates insisted that II
there is to be protective tariff. that lum-
Der should not be Disseminated against,
and that they would do all they could to
secure a tariff on lumber. They stated
that all other articles used in connection
with lumber in all sorts OF construction
We're protected and that the iumher trado
was now SO depressed as 10 REQUIRE 'ei'o''
temporary organlza''oh was anee'eI'
WIN A. Freeman as chairman ana j.
T.. DefeDbaugh and W, b, Judson as sec.
rctarics
Mr.. Freeman made vigorous speech
dsaihs, inc tatin Oh 1874 as ulspr'n'ina,,nk
uhalns' luiluer unu urs," tne VouNp"si'n
10 take such act'oh as wohlu secure lust
,reathoh, TO 'he lumber interests III 'he
p'ii 10 pe enacted ny me coini,E congress.
M,' poiennausn reHa many letters rom
49, IN ".iu .Vu'u nov ue ~ ~, ""'
VINO u'euSeu thcir oo-operalio'i III any az
tlon 'he convention might take 10 secure
'@ rI, on lunlper.
'"e "s"ai Voihini't'ts W. appoiuVe" ~
,ne ohai' 'l"p anu u'Nlsluu VI ""'N w
the session on Two daSs was ihaue' WINS
,ne puIiose Is 10 secure .oriu GA nun
Der YET permanent organization Is 10 pc
perfected 'or the general interests OF 'nin-
pelfleh III 'he luture;
Messfs' tan'sey OF leNas, Lann o, ,owd,
FOREMAN OF FthnsyiNahla' 'ali OF Hlapama
ara fASan oi virginia were appointeu
committee on permanent ORGANIZATION ana
'et'red Tor a meeting
Mr. Silas W. Gardner was then intro
hucNd ana maze strong argument iof CO a
| operation among lumber men looking to .
protective tariff on lumber
general discussion followed participat-
ed III by Mr.. summons OF New YORK. IL y
White Of West Virginia, Congressman DoTr
of West Virginia, D. #. Nelson OF Mime
apolis. George s. Hex OF Chicago ard other
Mno gre q, u',,t ,oo Nh '"'''i'b ''''' "p '''i'
Mr. A. e. Foster of Tacoma spokc at
length on the Canadian lumber being ship
ped in british ship$ TO Anerican ports Il,
~ n, s sro, 81 a" ~ et nor iooo rho Con,'
dian government takes back the land after
tho timber is taken of It, and the humber
| dealers nave no 'aNes 10 NY me- ,, "s ss
49, ,ooo would Nor "fCccr tboln in Tho mar.
to, -, ,h, poc,s,.' ,oes,
49, Mr,,,ana 81 ,ho Indiana Retail noal.
ors' asaociation snnkc in favor of a tariff
y, 60 49, moo and beld ,h,, 1, would no,
orect ths nrice ~ ,be consumer
Nj w,rrer of 81 louis gnyo elaborate
statis,ics NJ the tariff duties OF France and
Ccrmary ard favored an American taril,
from 81 10 81 per 1000
NJ Y" oon,,ati,ac ON ner,nanent orranlza-
-, a ,oitou,s.
uon reported as ~, ,o'i C,o. p,o,,o. vito,
President. &. w. tOouNebTs buhhlui Nf'