The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-19
The GEORGIA sAWMILL MEN.
THEY MEET IN JACKSONVILLE
WITH FLORIDA LUMBERMEN.

President III. III. Tiff PEeS>les, and
Assures the Association That
Their Work Has Done Much for
Lumber Interests in Georgia.
Charleston Selected as the Next
Place of Meeting, which VIII
Take Place In April.
Jacksonville, March 1S.-The Georgia
Saw Mill Association composed of lum-
bermen from Georgia, South Carolina
and Florida held their monthly meet
ing in Jacksonville to-day at the new
Windsor Hotel. The meeting was
presided over by President H. H. Tiff
of Triton, Ga. There were in attend
ance over thirty-five lumbermen repre-
senting some of the largest plants in
the three states named. When the as
ISOLATION last met at Triton a special
invitation was extended to them
through the GUNNER Lumber Com
pany of this city to hold their next
meeting here, and the invitation was
accepted.
President Tiff stated at the meeting:
we feel that the association has done
bermen. 1t represents now about so
per cent. of the Atlantic coast output.
Our object is for mutual protection
and the proper regulation of the indus
try We hope in the end to cover the
entire field. The special object of our
meeting in Jacksonville is for the pur-
pose of meeting with the Florida lum-
bermen and gaining their interest If
possible in working for the interests of
this association
The meeting was called to order
about 1880 a. m, the delay being
caused by trains from Georgia all be-
ing late. This also prevented a larger
attendance. A good many more lum-
Der men came in on the noon train,
but others were afraid to leave their
mills with the present danger of the
floods. At the morning session the
principal business was the receiving
or the regular reports. j. X. McIver
of the GUNNER Lumber Company was
appointed to act as secretary in the
absence of the regular officer. An tex
perience" meeting is what took up most
of the time at the morning session and
each member present, including the
visitors, gave their view of the pres
ent condition of the trade and
its condition for the past month.
All the reports agreed in saying
tnat the present condition of the trade
was excellent, as far as the demand
was concerned, particularly now that
the weather conditions in the North
have improved. The members report
ed in nearly every instance that the
prices fixed by the Georgia Saw Mill
Association could be maintained with
out difficulty. There is at present a
universal demand for the lumber and
prices should hold good.
At the afternoon session of
the Georgia Sawmill Association
Charleston, S. c., was selected
by the association as its next
place of meeting, and that date
fixed for April is. The selection of
Charleston was made on account of
the fact that the Hoo Hoos will hold
big meeting at the Exposition on the
day named and as most of the Geor-
gia sawmill men are Hoo Hoos, they
will be able to combine the two meet
ings.
w. B. Stillwell of Savannah made
the motion to select Charleston as the
place of meeting and also moved that
an invitation be extended to the North
Carolina Pine Association to join the
Georgia organization in a joint meet
ing, thus making April Is a great lum-
Der day at the South Carolina city.
Several new members enrolled their
names on the membership book.