The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-12

On inns SUBJECT ana VIII uouDtlesS eApiain
In detail.
The Committee on Legislation q.
Bedell Moore. chairman; G. w. Owens,
w. A. Fletcher Chester Brown, e. H.
Lingo, ]. n. Rushing.
We do not know what report this com
mittee may have. As you all doubtless
know, our State legislature has been IN
session for some months. and are stiil Ia
boring for the benefit OF their constit-
uents and the general welfare OF the state
for the inunihcent salary OF 81 per day,
upon which they must board and clothc
themselves. support their families, besides
purchasing drinks, theater tickets ana
such other incidental amusements as are
demanded by their visiting constituents.
Yet, bolt said to their credit. that aftef
an experience of more than twenty years
In your capital city. we can honestly STATE
ttnt never have we seen more conscien
tious and conservative body gatheren
within the halls of our capitol. Mr..
Moore, your chairman, will doubtless re-
port 10 you at length.
The Arbitration Committee e H.
Lingo. Denison, chairman; s. F. Garter,
William Wiess C. II. Moore. s. V. Pfeut-
fer, j. Il. Hillyer, George Lock. X H.
bowman. Albert Stoves, T. a. Low, Jonn
Conway.
This most important committee have,
we are glad to say, had but little work 70
do during the past year. The committee
as a whole. has not been called together
bur there have been two subcommittee
meetings held at Houston. There nave
been, twenty three complaints NJ "a slight
nature handed to the secretary since our
last meeting; of these. two have been ad-
! justed by the committee, two are IN abey-
/ ance and nineteen have been corrected By
| the secretary without the necessity OF
calling on the committee. AT the present
time we are glad to report that harmony
and general prosperity prevails III our
I ranks, aud while prices are low, In SYM
patty. VIC presume, with other products,
! we have steady demand amongst the
/ manufacturers which adds materially to
/ harmonious relations. However. because
the work of this committee has been very
/ light this year we trust that the same lu-
dicious selections that have heretofore tes-
titled to the good judgment nj the direc-
tory will be followed. Other committee
men can pursue the even tenor of their
way, but the demands upon this commit
tee arr apt to call them at any time and to
any point. This requires both large and
particularly carefully selected body
They must be large in numbers in order
that we may have representative in all
parts of the state and we'll selected so
that they may be OF cool and impartial
Judgment, everlasting patience and forti-
I
numbers of this committee be selected as
nearly as Is possible equally from the
dealers and manufacturers, and that they
be allowed to select their own chairman,
Only those who for years have had the
opportunity TO study our methods are
competent for this work Mr.. Fl. II. Lin
go the chairman. has been requested to
make full report
The Committee on Statistics.---George
Lock. Westlake, La. chairman; r. H.
bowman. G., II, Malam. S. S Walker, H.
NJ Farrar.
For the past three years thcre have been
brief reports from the chairman of this
committee. but never anything like gem
uine statistics or specific Information that
would materially interest us. We hope,
however. that this year we shall receive
more elaborate paper. This branch OF
cur work can be made a source of munh
value, particularly to our manufacturing
members. Captain George Lock OF West
lake is your chairman, and has been re-
quested to make YOU detailed report
The Committee on Financa.-Wm. Cam
eron, Waco. chairman; a. +. Sharpe. En-
nest Stoves. Il. II. Lingo, Mark Weiss,
Willard Burton.
Mr. VIM. Cameron was the chairman
lected for this committee and before his
unfortunate taking away he made con
siderable progress toward the collection OF
back dues. The amount so collected was
applied to the expenses attendant upon the
wind-up OF he associations litigation.
There is still. however, a balance due our
attorneys, as you will see by the treas
urer's report. This amount should be
paid at once and this matter finally dis
posed of Mr.. Arthur Sharpe being the
next name after Mr.. Cameron's on the
committee. we have asked him to make
the report and recommendations.
The Committee on Lumber Review,
Y Hill. Halietsvillo, chairman; G. w,
Owens, Albert Stoves. r. A. Low
In 1898 you instructed your secretary to
publish for the association a paper that
should eNuscd to further the best inter-
ests Of our organization. In 1896 Gnree
years later. we, by your instructions,
amalgamated our paper with the Southern
Industrial Review. From i,s first issue
we have strven to improve from month
to month; OF the result of our efforts Won
must be the judge, Mr.. Newnlng. in his
capacity as editor and general manager,
oeyotes his entire time and attention TO
the paper and certainly deserves your
support.
We have, we understand. been criticised
for rather pessmistic views in some of our
editorials, In our own defense We wish
to state that We gather our information
from all sources available and strive "a
give our members the benefit OF a true
report OF the market conditions. and If We
err we wish to particulars impress unor
the minds Of all our members that at all
tin IS our columns are open 10 Them tc
ctilcci wrong igI ressicns that may have
been created by LACK of knowledge or
cur part. Mr. T, Y Hill, the chairman OF
this committee. will doubtless furnish YOU
with full report
During the past year the lumbcrmen o
, Texas have been called upon to mourn
the less Of three OF our Oldest aud mos
prominent co-workers all having dlet
suddenly, and two OF them away fror
their homes, away frcm their families
with no loving hand TO sootho the las
sad hcurs-died in The harness, in IN,
strong working hour Of matured manhood
and in their death they have left place,
hard to fll Pioneers in our business
they babe defiance of all obstacles, an.
, only the grim destroyer could overcom,
their sturdy natures.
Nj, ". I. Jones was the first TO ~
and hardly had the wires ceased 10 pulsat,
with the ncws Of his death than we werl
. ADVISED that Judge Wingate had left us
rhon came the news OF Mr.. VIM, Cam.
erons sudden taking away. Both Mr.
Jones and Mr.. Cameron were present a
; iho Organization Of this association, an.