The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-19
SAWMILL MEN
CHOSE OFFICERS
At FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING.
PRESIDENT H. H. Tiff PRESENTED
HANDSOME SILVER SERVICE.

only One Change Made in Former
Board of Officers, A. G. GUNNER OF
Jacksonville Succeeding r.. ii.
paul of WATERFOWL as Vice Presi-
dent for FIOrida-AssOciatiOn Sc
Iected Representatives to Annual
Meeting of National Lumber Manu-
facturers Association, st. Louis.
VIII Get Behind Railroads in Re-
gard 10 Car Equipment Law.
Triton, Ca, May 1S.-The fifth an
nual meeting of the Georgia Inter
state Sawmill Association was held at
ouitman yesterday afternoon. The
committee in charge of the freight
tate case reported no decision as yet
from the Supreme Court, although the
time when decision might have rea-
sonably been expected has long since
passed. No action was taken on the
price lists, the committee not being
ready to report.
It appears to the association that
the railroads in Florida are merely
playing for time in regard to the car
equipment law, recently passed by the
Legislature of that state, and on which
the association has twice granted more
time. instead of insisting on it's en-
forcement 1t is thought that the roads
will endeavor to defeat the bill of a
similar nature pending before the
Georgia Legislature at its next session,
and then pay the penalty of 81. 80 per
car in Florida, rather than comply
with the law. The association will
take the matter up at once toasee that
the law is vigorously enforced in Flor
ida and use every fair means to have
the bill now pending passed at the
next session of the Georgia Legisla-
ture.
Want Law on Demurrage.
The Legislative Committee of the as
ISOLATION will obtain a copy of the Vir-
ginia law on demurrage, recently sus-
tanned by the Supreme Court of that
state, and endeavor to have a similar
law passed in Georgia, Florida and
South Carolina.
Business was reported very dull. No
mills reported orders on hand for more
than six weeks, and many not so long.
bureau of inspection has heen es-
tablished at Fernandina. and is ready
for business, with a chief inspector in
charge. Similar bureaus will at once
be established at all the principal sea-
ports.
Officers for Next Year.
officers for the ensuing year were
then elected, as follows:
Presidential. H. Tiff of Triton.
Vice President, for Georgia-Wm. B.
Stillwell of Savannah.
Vice President, for Florida-A. G.
GUNNER of Jacksonville.
Treasurer. j. L. Phillips of Tiff
ton.
secretary-Elwood C. Harrell of Tiff
ton.
These were all reflections except
that of Mr.. Gunner, who takes the
place of Mr.. r. H. Paul, of Water
town.
The next meeting will be held at At
lantic Beach Fla, June 6.
The following gentlemen were APP
pointed to represent the association at
the meeting of the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association at its an
nual meeting to be held in st. Louis
shortly: H. H. Tiff, VIM. B. Still
well, II. M. Graham, DR.. B. F. Camp
and H. G.. GUNNER.
After the session closed. about s
p. M, the members were invited to
the home of Mr.. j. w. Oglesby, one
of the most popular men in the asso-
citation, where an elegant course din
ner was served. Mr.. S. S. Bennett
was POSTMASTER, and the flow of wit
and eloquence amply justified the elab-
crate menu. The association had been
entertained during the afternoon by
an excellent buffet lunch at the Marie.
silver Service for President.
At the close of the banquet, the most
pleasant event in the history of the
association occurred. Vice President
William 8. Stillwell, with an address
as eloquent as it was we'll timed and
appropriate, expressed to Mr.. H. H.
Tiff the appreciation of the associa.
ton for his five years devoted work, in
its interests, and in testimony thereof
presented to him a beautiful and ex-
ceedingly costly service of hammered
silver, consisting of seventeen pieces,en-
graved as follows:
ITO our President,
H. H. Tiff.
AS a token of our appreciation of his
hve years of devoted and loyal serv-
ice to the Georgia Interstate
Sawmill Association, Presented at
the Fifth Annual Meeting,
0uitman. Ga. May II. 1904"
The presentation was complete sur
prise to Mr.. Tiff, and for a moment h=
was at a loss. Then in his quiet. pc
culiar style he expressed, in feeling
terms his gratitude at the kind remen-
brance, and his deep appreciation of
the token of esteem from his fellow