The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-14
u MBER DEALERS MEET.
BIG GATHERING IN THIS CITY YES-
 TERD4Y AFTERNOON.

Elaborate Banquet at the Tontine-
 Mayor DriscoINs speech-Over One 1 Hundred and Forty Present Repre-
 scnting Many States.
 The annual meeting and dinner of the
 Lumber Dealers association ot Connec-
 ticut were held yesterday afternoon Ill
 this city, the former taking place at
 the Republican hall and, the latter at
 the Tentine hotel There were present
 about 14O prominent lumber dealers or | the state, and also a number from NeW | York. Massachusetts, Rhode Island ana other states.
 | The business meeting of the assocla- | ton was called to order at II CLOCK by Vice President Lake of Hartiord III the absence of President Judd. Reports
 of the secretary and treasurer, Lotus A. Mansfield, of this city, were read,
 and showed the association to be in very fourshing condition Other reports
 were made and after these came the
 election of officers. The election result
 ed as follows: President. Everett j.
 Lake of Hartford; vice president E A.
 Bronson of Winsted: secretary and' treasurer, Louis A. Mansfield of New
 Haven; directors for one year. F. B.
 Boardman of Waterbury. Charles D.
 Barnes of Southington H. F. Jordan of
 Branford for two years, J. l.. Tomlin-
 son of Bridgeport, w. H. Judd of Stam-
 ford, [. o. Davis of Middletown; for
 three years, E. H. Barnum of New Ha-
 ven, F. V. Chappe1l of New London, O.
 E. Swift of New Britain; insurance di-
 rector. Charles E. filling of New Ha-
 ven.
 The following delegates were elected to attend the National Lumbermen's convention to be held at Pittsburg, March 6: F. J. Lake of Hartford, c. s. DeForest of New Haven, and Louis A. Mansfield of New Haven.
 During the meeting yesterday con- siderable business was transacted that was of interest to the dealers, and sub- jects were discussed at length. A number of lumber dealers in the south | western part of Massa chusetts have ap- piled for membership in the Connecti- I cut organization, and their applications were referred to the board of directors who were given power to act.
 No other business was transacted, and | at o'clock the large delegation went to the Tontine hotel, where one Of Land- | lord Whites choicest dinners was awaiting them. The dinner lasted un- til after o'clock, and at that time the | new president, Esveritt Lake of Hart ! ford, the well known Harvard football 1 player, rapped for silence, and after a witty introductory speech he introduced His Honor Mayor Driscoll, who re- sponded to the toast "New Haven"
 The members of the association were given cordial greeting by the mayor, and he said he hoped they would always l choose New Haven as their annual meeting place. Mayor Driscoll's speech was very clever one, and in speaking 1f the high prices of the lumber mark et he said that he hoped the wholesalers would continue to raise the price of lumber so high that no more new buildings would be put up in New Ha- ven for five or ten years to come. The speaker referred to the great number of VI cant buildings all over the city. and 'aid the place was greatly overbuilt.
 No matter where you go" said the speaker, you see the sign For Rent or For Sale displayed through the streets, md 1t is getting to be too much of good thing. You people can't put the prices too high for us in New Haven, ut there is one thing wish you would , 10, and that is to make the prices just |, fight for the manufacturers, so there will be some factory building here. We want you to get the manufacturing in- : lustries in the state and in the city. If : his is done 1t means an increase of population and an increase of popula- ion means the filling up of the houses" :. The address of the mayor was heart y applauded, and he was followed by 1r. Gaily of Waterbury, Mr. Gaily re- bonded to the toast "The Association" nd his, too, was greatly enjoyed. John M Wood of Boston, F. V. Chap ell of New London, MT. Joyce of Bos- : on, Robert Pierce, president of the . lansas, Missouri and Oklahoma asso- iation; R. s. White and J. D. Cary of lew York, and George B. Martin of V his city, were the other speakers The speaking came to conclusion $ bout 5:30 o'clock, and it was voted one the most successful gatherings ever cid by the Connecticut association
 Some of the cities and towns repre- anted were: New York, New Haven. 4 -artford. Boston, Wallingford, Water ury, Holyoke, Springfield, Norfolk, S a.; Baltimore, Md; Windsor, Stam- p 'rd, Greenwich, Providence Bridge e ort Manchester, New Britain, New ondon, Albany, and Philadelphia. IT