The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-21
TO POST LUMBER EXPORTS
AT BOARD OF TRADE.
Plan of President Young VIII Be
Put in Operation Soon.

Plan of President Young VIII Be
Put in Operation Soon.
President John R. Young Of the
Board of Trade intends to comply full
ly with the promises made the lumber
men who recently joined the board. He
says they will receive benefits that will
satisfy them for the part they have
taken in increasing it's Importance and
usefulness.
Mr.. Young will inaugurate a system
of reporting the exports of lumber
from Savannah, which will fill niche
long neglected, and which is recognized
as necessary to the lumber trade and
its development
Awake to the needs of the lumber
men for keeping thoroughly reliable
statistics of the lumber movement from
Savannah. Mr.. Young will advocate
the placing of board in the Board of
Trade for the posting of the exports
daily, by sail, steam and to foreign
ports, so that. lumbermen VIII have no
trouble in ascertaining the amount of
lumber that went out during the week,
the previous week, and from the open
ing of the season. In advocating this
Mr.. Young does so through the COM
mittees that have the matter in charge,
anu Which, Will PlOOdOAJ AAoS0oS thC
lumber export question at an early
meeting.
The Board of Trade has every
facility now for the quick and accurate
reporting of lumber statistics, the same
as it has for reporting exports OF ma
val stores.
Lumber exports will be reported as
the vessels depart. Every sailing Is
now reported on the Board of Trade
- .I, bon
rect by telephone connection with Ty-
bee. AS soon as a vessel is reported
passed out, or sooner if the shipper
telephones the information, the amount
of lumber carried will be posted at
the Board of Trade. AS the vessels
clear and sail these facts will be post
ed, so that lumbermen will find the
board useful in keeping track of the
movement, comparing it with last
year, and following their business IN
a way that will be advantageous to
them.
The total exports for each week will
be kept, and at the beginning of each
week the previous weeks exports VIII
be added thereby keeping the total ex-
ports for the whole season posted. The
details will be discussed by the lum-
bermen and the proper committees
later on, but the chances are the board
viii show proper divisions Of the ex-
ports, including the amount by steam
vessels, sail vessels, with destinations,
and the foreign cargoes
That the Board Of Trade will be the
proper place for reporting lumber sta
tistics owing to its facilities and the
fact that all departing vessels are re-
ported there. has long since been rec
ognized but not until the lumbermen
Joined was the matter OF reporting ex-
ports taken up.
There are several reasons for re-
porting lumber exports" said Presi-
dent Young I'm the first place, we
promised the iumbernen 10 cooper
ate with them IN promoting the inter-
esis Of their trade, and this we viii
do whenever the opportunity occurs.
Then the importance Of Savannah az
leading lumber market makes u nee
essary 20 follow these exports because
~ the commercial importance 81 their
collection and preservation. We hope
- have the cooperation Of az lumber
shippers IN furnishing nR their ear
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