The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-06
MILL MEN TO MEET
WILL ORGANIZE NATIONAL Assoc
CITATION OF MANUFACTURERS.
AT ST. LOUIS DEC. $40.
PLANS FOR PERFECTING SUCH A
BODY WILL BE PERFECTED.

Georgia saw Mill Association VIII
Send Committee OF Five to This
Meeting-ProPOsed OrganiTatiOnin
Line with Views of VIM. b. still
well, Who Has AEitated Question
for Several Years-Sfay Consist of
Minor Associations or of Individ-
uaI Firms-Lumber Business Best
in Years at This ScasOn-LOcal As
sociation Conducting Campaign of
Education.
A national association of the lum-
Der manufacturers, the formation of
which Mr.. William B. Stillwell of the
Southern Pine Company has been
seeking for several years. is on the
point of being consummated. That
at least is the opinion of Mr. StllwelL
and that his opinion is well founded
is shown by the fact that a meeting
for this purpose of all lumber manu-
facturers of the country has been call
ed. to take place in st. Louis, Dec.
$40.
Mr.. Stillwell will attend this meet
ing as one of the representatives Of
the Georgia Sawmill Association. His
associates, elected at the recent meet
ing of the association in Valdosta, are:
Messrs. H. H. Tiff, Triton: A. Cum
mer, Jacksonville; P. Brown, Moul-
trie, and J. Lee Ensign. Worth.
The purpose of the proposed organi-
cation, Mr. Stllwen explained, is to
form a body that shall look after all
matters of general interest to lumber
men, such, for instance, and among
many others, as car supplies, equip
ment of cars, inspection rules, grad
ing, gauges and last, but not least, to
keep an eye on the tariff when lun-
Der interests are concerned.
Result of Charleston Meeting.
Such an organization was proposed
by Mr.. Stillwell at a similar meeting
held some three years ago. Since that
time his convictions that it is imper-
atively needed have grown stronger,
so that a short time ago he again agi-
tated the matter and succeeded in hav-
ing a meeting of most of the lumber
companies of this section and of the
Carolinas, which was held in Charles
ton during the Interstate and West In
dian Fair.
Out of this meeting grew the ap-
which met some weeks ago in Allan
ia, and as the result of this meeting
has grown the effort TO secure the gen.
eral organization of lumber interests
such as it is hoped to effect at the St
Louis meeting.
on just what lines this association
will be formed is not known 1t is
possible that it wiz be formed of the
various state organizations of the
scope and character of the Georgia
Sawmill Association, and again quite
as likely TO be formed of the indi-
vidual men and firms engaged in the
business, The committee of which Mr..
Stillweil is member was given the
power to act, and SO is prepared to
accede to any plan that promises to
bring about the desired result.
Not TO Control Prices.
The association is to be organized
not with the intention of controlling
prices, but for the purpose of keeping
all interests involved in touch with
each other, so that they shall keep
informed of the general condition of
supply. demand and prices. This plan
is now in successful operation among
the associations represented in the
conference committee appointed at the
Charleston meeting. After the meeting
of each association its secretary fur
nishes to all the other associations
represented summary of the informa-
ton obtained.
The lumber business is at present in
excellent condition, MIR. Stillwell says.
quite as good, as he has ever seen it
at this season. if not the best. The
only trouble that the manufacturers
have TO contend with is that caused
by men who are new in the business
and who not knowing the value of
lumber sell 1t below the market price
This trouble, is expected will shortly
be stopped, for the association is now
conducting a sort of campaign of edu-
cation by keeping on the road a man
whose duty it Is to post these nom
members of the association on market
conditions and pricaS