The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-03

meetings on the third Saturday of
each month at the Office of the asso-
citation. The board shall organize and
adopt rules as soon as practicable, and
it shall have authority to make rules
not inconsistent with the articles of
incorporation. No person, firm or
corporation shall be admitted as a
member of the association unless the
advisory board shall by resolution, adj
nit him to member hip.
TO NEGOTIATE WITH LUMBERMEN
The board is instructed and author
lied to enter into any arrangement,
contract or agreement which it may
deem best with the manufacturers of
fir lumber and with the manufacturers
of cedar lumber and shingles having
mills on Puget sound or on the tribu-
tary warters, collectively or separately,
for the establishment of a uniform
system or plan of classification of logs,
sparS, piles, timber, ETC., and a uni
form method OF scaling, and the estab-
lishment OF uniform schedule OF
prices to be paid for such products as
may be gotten out by the members of
the association, with full authority to
change Or modify any such arrange
ment, with the consent of the other
parties. 1t shall he the duty of the
board to establish a plan of classified
/ ton and a uniform system of scaling,
and to make from time to time a uni
form schedule of prices which, in the
! Judgment of the board, should prevail
/ for the produdts Of the business. 1t
shall also be the duty of the board to
determine the capacity of the plants
and the output of the plants of the
members of the association, and such
determination shall be final, provided
that the annual capacity of the plants
of the members shall not be changed
except after notice to the member af-
fected, and after be has been given an
opportunity to be heard, and then
only by twO-thirds vote of the board.
TO LIMIT THE PRODUCTION.
l. shall also be the duty of the board
to determine from time to time the
percentage OF capacity which each
member shall be entitled to put into
the water for sale, and to require the
members to comply with that de-
termination. provided that any resolu-
ton of the board requiring decrease
III the output of the plants of any of
tile members shall be based upon pro
rata reduction in the output of the
plants of ali of the members. Should
the condition OF the market at anv
time require a larger production than
the aggregate capacity OF the members,
1t shall he the duty OF the board to de-
termlne the excess and pro rata it.
10 meet the expenses OF the associa-
ton each member shall pay TO the
treasurer, upon signing the articles,
FL for every 100000 feet Capacity of
his plant, and thereafter shall paw
Tor every 900 feet, board measure, of
logs and timber gotten out for sale,
such sum not to exceed 5 cents per l.
OOO. as shall, from time to time, be de-
termined by resolution OF the board:
and, If satisfactory arrangements shall
be made with the mill companies, each
member OF the association authorizes
N'S oO"iN VI ehC piCSiQt1t, 10 retain
such moneys as may be due.
The members of the association
agree to conform TO all arrangements
and agreements made by the advisory
board with the lumber manufacturers,
looking to the classification, scale of,
and prices that shall he paid for logs
and timber gotten out by the members
OF the association in the future.
The regular meetings of the associa-
ton shall be held in Seattle on the
third Saturday of March and October
OF each year, at 2 p. m. Special meet
ings may be held at any time upon call
of the president, provided that notice
be given. Each member shall be en-
titled to one vote for each 100000 |
feet OF the capacity of his plant, and
proxies are admissible if duly author
ized.-P.-I.