The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-25
HARD NUTS In HARDWOOD
DISAGREEMENT OF TWO BIG
ASSOCIATIONS
The Chicago classification OF North
ern HardwoOds Not Satisfactory
to the Northern Association
Programme of Memorial Day
The VIII of Judge Seagrnve
SmitI-News of minneapolis.

The Northwestern Hardwood Lumbermen's
association held a meeting yesterday after
noon at the Commercial club, Minneapolis, to
consider utilization with the recently organized
National Hardwood Lumbermen's associa-
ton. The national association was organized
= in April at Chicago and during the present
month met at st. Louis and formulated ana
adopted set of rules for the grading of
lumber. Several members of the local as
sociaton were present at the meeting of the
national association in St. Louis, but their
ideas Of grading did not gain sufficient ex-
preston in the rules adopted. About twenty
Minneapolis hardwood lumbermen were pres
, ent at yesterdays meeting.
= Messrs. w. c. Bailey, Hitchcock and Bron-
sson-the latter of the Chicago Timberman-
were called upon for reports of the st. Louis
meeting. The gentlemen agreed in the feet
ing that Chicago influence in the grading
done at that meeting a little excessive
Chicago men being on nearly all committees
and their rules being largely adopted. Mr.
Bronson thought that the grading was not
harmonious as to the different kinds OF
wood, because the woods were given to diff
ferent committees. The rules of the ma
tional association regulated the grading Of
yellow pine, also, which the Northern dea.ers
DO not Lancle. This point was confessed BY
the Minneapolis men, but was carried ny
a majority or one.
The southern association differs with the
national association as to the grading OF yei-
low pine and the Northwestern men do not
wish to NEEDLE with something which does
not concern them. MIR. bailey considered the
ruling on maple too hgn, unless IL is ap-
Piled to Michigan maple also, whicn mas not
been done by the national association. For
these ana other similar reasons The North
western association yesterday passed the toll
lowing resolution:
Resolved That it is the sense Of the North
+ western hardwood Lumpermens ASSOCIATION
that, for the present at least and until such
time as more careful attention is given 10
the grades OF northern hard woods, this
ISOLATION declines to accept the grading OF
the National Hardwood Lumbermens asSoci-
ation.
The meeting then considered the rules
Gently prepared by committee Tor the local
association. Much discussion was had con-
cerLing relative merits oil grading by The de-
feet and percentage plans, Lut the rules of the
committee were adopted ard ordered printed.
These are based on the defect system, and
Will 90 into effect as soon as circulated.
Although some of the members have never
considered national association feasible, still
all are now in favor OF he ping 1t as much as
possible. therefore it was voted to retain
membership in the national association, with
the expectation of being represented at the
next meeting, which will be held in Now mbef
at Cincinnati. In connection with the grazing
of soft woods by hard wood association the
following resolution was adopted
hesClyed. That in the opinion of this as
rscoiation no attempts should be made by this
or any other association of lumbermen to
dictate or determine the grades OF yellow
pine, fir cypress or other so-called soft
woods.