The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-14
Will Not Be Dictated To.

The Mississippi manufacturers of yell low pine lumber decline to be dictated to in the matter of fixing rules and penal ties on account of conslgnments to the northern markets that fail to come strict ly I'D to specified tions in the order. At the September meeting of the Mississippi association d resolution was adopted, aft CT mature. consideration and discussion, to the effect that the shippers Of ths territory will not recognize the rules re- gently adopted by the Chicago, St. Louis' Cleveland Toledo and other associations of retailers in the north, covering the subject alluded to.
 The matter was brought before the as sociation by members who had received notices from the Yellow Pine association, calling for their attention to the action | of the northern bodies.
 The resolutions adopted by the lumber | trade at Chicago are identical with rules
 adopted in the other cities mentioned 1 and they as follows:
 Shipments of yellow pine on our orders must conform to the grading rules or the | Yellow Pine Manufacturers association | except as modified herein, and will be re- | ceved subject also to the following con | ditions:
 | Shipments containing 10 per cent or 1 less below the grade ordered will be un- 1 loaded and the under grade accepted at " | per thousand below the relative market | value at destination of the grade III WHICH
 they properly belonged
 ? Shipments containing more than lO 1 per cent and less than 20 per cent below 1 inc grade ordered will be unloaded sub | feet to a charge for sorting and handling | of s1 per thousand upon the entire con 1 tents of the car. and the under grade VIII | he accepted at S2 below the relative mar l ket value at destination of the grade at which they properly belong.
 2 Thin and narrow stock not otherwise below the grade ordered and not to eX- | ceed 10 per cent of the shipment Will he accepted only on the basis or actual measurement of saleable sizes, and at the market value of such stock al destiha- tion. ..o.,. .i,. l a shipment is not mp to grade ordered and that a renspection Is requested, d charge of S1 per thousand per month or fraction thereof for storage Will be made against the unadjusted portion or the shipment. yvilI not be accepted, and the expense or handling the same al the rate or SZ.oo Der thousand will be charged against the balance of the shipment.
 6 The right is reserved to use a portion of a shipment that is up to grade ordered'
 and to hold the rejected subject to au- justment :. Loblolly pine will not be accepted as long or short leaf yellow pine.
 s. Reflected car sills and car materlal and special contract stock not governed by the above rules are subject to in- dividual adjustment between buyer ana seller. ,
 g. Rejected portions of a shipment Will be subject to cash discount of per cent
 if paid within five days from date of ad-
 iustment of claims.
 10 All rejected stock at shippers risk.
 pending settlement of claim
 II. Short lengths below ten feet and odd lengths will not be accepted standard lengths unless so stated in our order.
 Outburst of Expostulation.
 When the substance of these rules was stated to the association there was an