The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-06

FROM the best COM
merctaI Timber in the Northwest
Maple Syrup SOOthed and olives
oiled the Cherry Lips of Orators.
The Northwestern Hardwood Lumber
mems association met yesterday after
noon and evening in the rooms of the
Commercial club, discussed subjects of
trade interest, and elected officers for
the ensuing year, as follows:
President, M. H. Coolidge; vice presi-
dent, c. H. Stein; secretary, John f.
Hayden; treasurer, G. F. Osborne, and
the following committee on arbitration
was named: D. F. Clark, c. Robin
son, j. P. Reyes, F. A. Nolan, Henry Os-
good, E. j. Foster, j. H Hiscock
The afternoon session was given I'D
wholly to business, while In the evening
the members sat around the banquet
board.
President Coolidge, in his annual report.
reviewed the conditions which had exist
ed during the last year, and spoke Of the
improved tone Of business during the
year. Certain legislation which had to
do with the rules of the association was
suggested in the report. The secretary's
and treasurer's reports were both of q
routine nature
u. r. Clark, chairman of the committee
| on arbitration, said its work consisted of
| the inspection of nine cars of hardwood
| OF which the grade was in dispute Three
of these were in st. Paul and six in Min
neapolis, and satisfactory adjustment of
| the differences was reached in each case.
The same committee also recommended
the adoption Of the grading rules of the
| National Hardwood Lumbermens asso-
clatlon adopted at the Memphis conven-
| ton last month. The discussion finally
resulted IN the matter being referred to
committee to be appointed by the chair,
with full power to act for the association.
| In event of the non-adoption of the ma
| uonal rules, the existing Northwestern
| rules will apply
u. +. Clark, as chairman also Of the
| railroad committee, reported that an ar
| rangement had been made with the chair
| man Of the Wisconsin Tariff association
! to put st. Paul and Minneapolis on an
| equal freight basis with Chicago, on hauIs
| from the hardwood centers of Wisconsin
! A protracted discussion resulted over
the question of a consignee's right to ac-
not up to grade. The position was taken
by some that if the shipment was not all
right none of 1t hOuld be used. Others
thought because part of the car was be-
low grade the whole consignment should
not be rejected. No formal action was
taken.
The following were the members pres
ent:
F. H. Stevens, Minneapolis; c. M. Ste
vens, 1. sevry, J. H. Hiscock F. 3. ViI
laume. A H. Yillaume, Eugene vii
Iaum n e., F. Van PDpyne. E. J. Foster, G.
F. A. Nolan, w. c. Stanton A. E. Peter,
son, n. c. Bennett, A. H. Barnard. ".
3; Kelly Eel F. S; Berry, F. J. spalding,
borne. S. E. Bouce George Joamin.
A. J. Brainerd, F. II. Gahre
e r. Robinson. J.. P. Keyes, II.
Il. NJ. Lyon. J; w; WartpahI. D. F. Clark,
j. P. Lehman, P. P. Hamilton, r. N. Bios,
SOM, Roy Thompson c. E. Thompson,
=, \. Thompson, H. F. Osgood, j. N.
Robinson, c.. H. Stein, j. A Gregg, w.
j. Dean, julius Bjornstad
! At the collation. in the ordinary J. New
| ton Mind, of Minneapolis, officiated as
POSTMASTER. He spoke of the early meet
| 1ngs of the organiza ton that had been
| held at the Commercial club, and of the
succeeding meetings of the association al
| ternating between the two cities.
Jesse A. Gregg responded for the club.
He did not recognize, he said single
familiar face seen five years ago when
the annual meeting was held I'm the club
rooms. Then all wore long faces, but
now prosperity had stretched their conn
tenances the other way
w. Z. Bailey, Of Minneapolis, responded
to the toast, Our Absent Members. He
spoke with much feeling of Col Richard
L. FIournoy, Osman Lund and Mr.. Simon.
members of the association who had died
Frank Nolan also spoke of Col. Flour
noy as man whom he was proud to call
friend, and of the virtues and commend
able qualities of the other deceased mem
bers.
s. c. Robinson, otherwise known as
Father Robinson, James McGoldrick. Row
Thompson and Fred H. Gilman also
spoke, Charles Fairchild told some sto
rles, and there were songs by Mr. Miller.