The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-12
MEETING OF LUMBERMEN
Large Number of Them Gathered
Here Yesterday and Were Enter
tanned by Local Brethren.

Thirty retail lumber dealers from
various parts of the state were here
yesterday. in attendance upon the
semi-annual convention Of the Penn
sylvania Lumbermen's Protective as
sociation.
They had two business sessions in
the board of trade building and in the
evening We're entertained with a drive
over the boulevard and dinner at
Scheibels.
The transactions of the convention
were mostly of "A private nature. At
the morning session. which wac held
in the quarters of the Builders Ex-
change, the board of directors re-
Ceived and passed upon complaints
made against members or wholesalers
for violating the Boston agreement of
1899. which was in effect that no
wholesaler would sell to any one not a
member of the retailers association,
providing the retailers would patron
ize only members of the wholesalers
association,
These matters were reported to n
general meeting of all the repre- senta Z.
tivcs in the assembly room of the
board of trade.
The more important convention Is
held in January of each year. The
next one will be held in Philadelphia.
The officers are elected at the January
meeting.
The present officers of the associa-
tion are: President, w. NJ. James, of
Stcelton; vice president, S. II. Sturde-
want, of WilkosB Barre; secretary
treasurer, T. j. Snowdon, of Scranton;
directors, :. II. Keck, of Allentown:
a. G. Crater, of Norristown; w. u.
Sener, of Lancaster; l.. :. Ryman, of
Wilkes Barre; q. +. Brown, of South
Bethlehem: $. y. Frederick. of Halle
ton. All of these were here, with the
exception of Directors Sener and
Frederick. b. f. Laudig, secretary of
the Builders Exchange. assisted Sec
retary- Treasurer Snowdon in taking
the minutes.
The delegates were entertained by
the local Retail Lumber Dealers as
sociation. The committee on enter
tainment consisted of John Benore,
Evan Il. Jones and T. j. Snowdon.
The following were at the conven-
ton: Joseph Losey, Scranton Lumber
company, Scranton, George w. Wei
land, Dickson City; w. NJ. James,
Steeltan Puaning Mill company, Steel
ton; NJ. T.. Stackhouse. of Greasy.
Wells Stackhouse, Bloomsbury; Thorn
as Palmer, Nay Aug Lumber COM
pany, scranton; Evan S. Jones, jr., of
Washburn, Williams & Co., Scranton;
Nj. w. Finn, of Ezra Finn's Sons,
scranton; a. w. Adams. of Charles NJ.
A. hi I.I \, n.
Hover of Hover & Slender, Scran-
ton; John Benore, Scranton; j. r.
Jones, of S. II. Sturdcvant Sons,
Wilkes Barre: NJ. p. Judge, of Mulher-
in d Judge Lumber company. Scran-
ton; Justus Peters, general manager
of the Pennsylvania Lumbermen's s
Mutual Fire Insurance company. of
Philadelphia; j. NJ. Hazard, of j. +.
Hazard d Co., Inc, Philadelphia;
Fred May, Hazleton: c. j. Kerschnor,
Hazleton Manufacturing company.
Hazleton; NJ. G. Haupt Of the Fisher
& Wilson company, of Cleveland: T.. S.
Peck, of the Peck Lumber Manufac-
turing company. Scranton: w. :
Goff, of the Morgan & Goff Lumber
company, Wilkes-Barre p. Mulherin,
of Mulherin & Judge and Dunmore
Lumber company, Scranton; O. NJ.
Brandow, of j. +. Paterson d CO.,
Wilkes Barre; Joseph Ansley. Scran-
ton; q \. Lamoree, of f. w. Ratb-
bun & Co, Oswego, n. Y; A. G. Gra-
ter, of Guest, Crater e Co, Norris
town; $. IL. Keck, of Keck & Bro,
Allentown; +. w. Mills, of T.. w.
Mills & CO., Carbondale; T. j. Snow
don and j. y, Mason, of Mason &
SnowdOn, Scranton; c, +. Brown, of
Bethlehem George ]. Scouten, of
Scouten, Lee e. Co, Parsons; Frank
Lee, of Conrad Lee & Co., Wilkes
Barre; Benjamin Thompson. of
thompson, Il Son, Luzerne: s. II.
sturdeNant of s. II, Sturdevant's 8
sons. Wilkes Barre: h. F. Laudig,
secretary Of the Retail Lumber Deal
ers' association Scranton; George w.
Finn, Of Ezra Finns Sons, Scranton: :
w. p. Kirkendale, Kingston Lumber
company, Kingston.