The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1899-05-16
Many Matters Of Interest Discuss
ed at the Macon Con-
yentiOn,
4. h, qIFq E-ELECTED PRESIDENT
Nearly Every Mil Mao in the State
Wss Present and They Transacted
Much Business.

in session at Macon Saturday last
The convention convened at II: 80
O'Clock with about one hundred saw
mill men present and the sessions wers
behind closed doors. only members
OF the association being allowed adj
mission.
The meeting was presided over BY
Mr.. H.H. Tiff, Of Triton, ths president
who stated the objects or the meeting
Just what these objects were could not
be positively learned, the only inform-
alton given out bslne that they were
for the purpose Of deciding upon
prices, tssts, inspections, etc. There
was a general belief that the meeting
was called for the purpose Of raising
or combining on prices but this was
denied by Mr.. Martin Anorour, the
secretary, and one OF the largest mill
men in the STATE. It Wasalso reported
that the meeting would attempt to
reach an agreement whereby the lum
Der dealers at Chicago, the greatest
distributing point, pay the freight and
all other expenses, or in other words,
buy the lumber at the mill. This was
also denied by Mr., Amorous. It was
very evident however that there was
some important measure before the
meeting on which all those present
could not agree, As some Of the mem
bers refused to remain in the meatins
until the question was decide d.
It was developed at the nesting that
there are now 10 the state of Georgia
100000 acres Of standing timber that
win saw up 1900 feet to the acre. and
the further aud more startling fact
was brought out that within nine
years, At the present rate OF saving,
which is 1890, 900 feet of lumber each
day. that in niue years the timber OF
Georgia VIII be entirely exhausted.
These facts were brought out by
sta,istics that were agreed TO by all
present and are deemed accurate.
Committees on prices, Iesls, inspect
lot s. ETC., we're appointed to report at
meeting 10 the near future to be
called by the president.
The statement was made aud agreed
to By all preaeut, that every min in
the state is from thirty to ninety days
behind with orders, and further, that
there lsa lumber car famine on over
200 cars Of lumber being standing on
the skids at the saw mills yesterday
on account Of the lack Of cars to move
them, The railroads, it was sand, are
doing all they can to move he lumber,
but have not got the cars, This throws
many people out OF employment and is
also loss to the mill men. On account
OF the scarcity of cars for hauling
lumber the railroads are bulldog cars
as fast SIS they can AS the boom IN lum-
Der is expected TO keep up. Prices are
also several dollsrs in advance Of last
year. The mill men claim, however,
that the cost Of saving is growing
greateral the time as lumber grows
scaroer.
Just before adjournment Mr.. II. II.
Tiff WAS reelected president and MIR,
j. J. McDonough WAS elected vices
president, The president will ap
point the secretary at his leisure.
The meeting is said by leading mill
men to have been highly successful,
and they express themselves as being
satisfied with the results, nearly every
mill man in the state was present, /
d0n't f0roet th,