Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-15
SOUTHERN LUMBERMEN
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Crisis in the yellow Pine Market
Confronted.
ALABAMA MEMBERS AGREED
All Is Now Lovely With the Entire Asso-
citation and the Cut Price Goose
Honks High.

meeting of the Southern Lumber
mems association was held yesterday at
the Morris hotel
The following were delegates:
F. H. Lathrop, Lathrop-Hatton Lum-
Der company, Riverside, Ala.
John L. Kaul, Sample Lumber compa-
ny, Hollins Ala
DANIEL Partridge and John V Coe,
Gregory-Coe Lumber company, Stanton
Ala.
j. c. Lanier, Lanier Lumber company,
Kymulga, Ala. !.
w. L. Learned, Huron Lumber COM
pany, Renfro, Ala.
w. w. Smith, Smith emmick Lum-
Der company, Newton Ala.
w. M. Carney, Atmore, Ala.
A. McGowin, Jr., Blackshear- Miller
Lumber company, BreWton, Ala.
J. c. Enochs, Enochs Lumber company
jackson, Miss.
e. A. Moreton, Moreton & Helms Lum-,
Der company, Brookhaven. Miss.
B. e. Brister, Bogue Chitto, Miss.
j. j. White, McComb City, Miss
j. j. Newman, j. j. Newman Lumber
company, Hathesburg, Miss.
H. A. Camp Lumberton, Miss.
George S. Gardner, Eastman. Gardner
& Co., Laurel, Miss.
A. j. Niemeyer, A. ]. Niemeyer Lumber
company, st. Louis.
w. e. Sistrunk, Tallapoosa Lumber
company, Sistrunk, Ala.
w. c. Wood, Eastabuchie Lumber COM
pany, Eastabuchie, Miss.
w. b. Stillwell, Savannah, Ga.
d. w. Rogers, secretary Alabama Mu-
tual Lumber. company, limited, Mont
gomery, Ala.
w. A. McGowin, secretary Georgia Mu-
tual Lumber company, limited, Savan-
nah, Ga.
Mr. j. j. White of Mississippi is presi-
dent of the Southern Lumbermens Man
ufacturing association, before which the
question of meeting the break made in
the established price list by certain Texas
lumbermen, who are in the association,
was considered.
A Break in Prices.
The following extract from Mondays
New Orleans Times-Democrat gives a
succinct account of the trouble among
the western members of the association:
THE present time is without doubt a
crisis in yellow pine affairs; at least in
so far as associated effort is concerned.
II is reported that twentysiX firms be-
longing to the Union Lumber company,
whose territory covers the corners OF the
three states of Louisiana, Texas and Ar
kansas, where they come together, and
with headquarters at Texarkana, have
resigned in a body. This practically
means dissolution. The Arkansas and
Missouri organization, the largest and
most important of all, did not go so far,
but it is said that at its recent meeting
in Texarkana it was compelled, in order
to avoid a similar fate, to give an open
list for all western territory for sixty
days. This means that west of the Missisr
sippi river trade affairs are to be con-
Quoted just as If no organization existed.
This is, perhaps, more diplomatic way
to throw down the bars than the other,
and at least holds the organization in
tact so that its work may be more easily
taken up and continued when conditions
are more propitious. It's relative effect
on trade and values, however, is about
the same. 1t Is a case of the difference
between tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee.
THE lumber public are awaiting with
much interest the outcome of the meet
ings which occur this week. The Ala
bama organization convenes al Birming-
ham today. There will be present
not only the members thereof but dele
cations from all of the other yellow pine
corporations. Many are of the opinion
that the break west of the river will have
an influence impossible to counterfeit,
and that either a dissolution similar to
the Union association or a suspension
like that of the Arkansas and Missouri
organizations will result 1t should be re-
membered, however, that east of the riv-
er there is a stronger feeling, and less
friction than has been evident for some
time in the territory referred to above"
They Can Fight 1t Out.
That is, the price list heretofore oper-
ating in Arkansas, Missouri and other
territory where the Texas competition
will work a hardship, Is suspended as
long as it is necessary This, it is be-
lieved, will satisfy the Arkansas and
Missouri manufacturers, and allays all
fears of disruption of the general as
ISOLATION.
The Alabama Trouble
Was adjusted in the meeting of the Ala
bama associate held last night.
Mr.. w. w. Smith of the Smith-Dem-
mick Lumber company, president of
the Alabama Mutual Lumber company
0imited) and the Southern lumber Fire
association of Birmingham, is president
of-~the Alabama association.
Now it is said that recently a certain
firm, w. T. Smith Lumber company of
Chapman, published a cut price list to
take effect on the 18th instant. The Ala
bama association forestalled this with q
revised price list, which makes
A Sweeping Cut
of from 81 to SO a 1000 to take effect from
II o'clock last night. The association
then adjourned, and number of the
lumbermen returned home last night
with the expressed confidence that the
association is stronger than ever. Be
fore the association met yesterday ii was
whispered among outsiders that the en-
tire association was on the eve of dis
memberment, but the cut In prices and
licenses granted the westerners seems to
have held the lumbermen together.
MiISIcAI AMI DRAMATIC