The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
TO MERGE WITH
BOARD OF TRADE
LUMBERMEN ARE UNANIMOUS.
j. j. CUMMINGS SLATED FOR VICE
PRESIDENCY.

Meeting of Board of Trade Will BE
Held This Afternoon to Consider
Lumbermen's Decision to Anal
gamate-JOhn r.. Young to Be
Elected President to Succeed
Capt. ID. G. Purse.
The Savannah Lumber Association
lost its identity yesterday and to-day
will become part and parcel of the
Board of Trade.
The amalgamation of the two bodies
was decided on at a meeting of the
lumbermen held in the Southern Pine
Companys offices yesterday afternoon.
The proposition which has been hang
ing fire for a week had its inception
from an offer made by the Board of
Trade to the Lumber Association, look
ing to a coalition of the two organi-
cations. A meeting to further the
pan was held in the Board OF Trade
rooms Thursday of last week. when
representatives of both bodies we're
present, and the entire plan was gone
over thoroughly. No opposition devel-
oped either at this meeting, or at the
conference held yesterday afternoon.
The Board of Trade agreed a. ii e
former meeting to concede the vice
presidency to the lumbermen, and also
to appoint number of Lumber Asso-
cation men to positions on the board
OF directors and standing committees.
Cummings as President.
1t is understood that Mr.. j. ]. Cum
mings Of the Savannah Lumber Com
pany, will succeed Mr.. John R. Young
as vice president of the Board of Trade,
and that the latter will be elected pres
ident in place of Capt. Purse, whose
resignation will be accepted at the
meeting to-day.
There was a full representation of
lumbermen at the meeting.
The following firms voted on the
merger: Southern Pine Company,
Granger Stubs Lumber Company,
Dixon Lumber Company, George F.
Craig Company, Wyly-Gabbett Com
pany. Georgia Lumber Company,
Charles S. Hirsh & Company, Cooney,
Eckstein & Company, McDonough e.
Company, the Savannah Lumber Com
pany, Norden & Sax Lumber Com
pany, the Heard Lumber Company, and
A. S. Bacon & Sons.
The following representatives from
the above named firms in the order
given advocated the proposition: Will
| liam B. Stillwell, Harvey Granger,
NJ. w. Dixon, John A. Calhoun, T. S.
Wylly, f. ]. Garbutt, c. B. Stillwell,
T. McAuliffe John ]. McDonough, J. ].
Cummings, George NJ. Williams, c. S.
Heard and William F. Bacon.
Reasons for Merger.
Mr.. w. B. Stillwell, speaking for the
lumber men to a Morning News
| reporter, said: I'VE thought it wise to
identify ourselves with the Board of
Trade because the lumber industry is
closely identified with the naval stores
trade as the lumbermen always fol-
low in the wake OF the turpentine IN
dustry. Then We can get the benefit
of an already organized working body,
we will have one of our representa-
tives as vice president, and be repre-
sented on the board of directors and
standing committees of the board.
Il think" said Mr.. StillwelI, 1T is a
wise move for both organizations.
1.-The Savannah Lumber Exchange
was organized last December. ]. J.Cum-
mings was its president: William b.
Stillwell, vice president. and w. I.
Baker, secretary.
The merger means that the Board of
Trade will not only have an increase Of
thirteen members. but will have the
cooperation OF that many representa-
tive citizens; who will undoubtedly
prove a valuable acquisition, and aid
to the body.