The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-09
PRESIDENT TALKS
TO THE LUMBERMEN
Compliments Them for Pre-
serving Forests
TALK OVER CHAIR AT YALE
Propose to Endow Chair
In Forestry at the University.
Old Officers Are Re-
elected.

Washington March S.-The delegates to
the conference of the National Wholesale
Lumberdealera association. in session
here today, called at the White House
and were received by the President in
the east room Many Of the delegates
were accompanied by their wives After
delivering to each of the visitors a person
al greeting, the President made a brief
address as follows:
want to congratulate, you with all
my heart and | congratulate the coun-
try on the way in which the exceptionally
intelligent and energetic men who have
been engaged in numbering have met and
are meeting the changed conditions Of
their business; the way which they are
now seeking to put it upon a footing
not of exploiting a given area leaving
nothing behind, but of so handling the
forest that in using it 1t is yet left as
an asset for their children and childrens
children. The great desire | have in con-
nection with the government forest SER
vice, is that you lumbermen should make
the fullest use OF that service, and
think [ need not say that it is absolute
ly at your disposition and the more you
use it, the more you work in conjunc-
ton with those engaged in managing it.
the better it will be for the service, and
| think for YOU
Strike Controversy Discussed.
Considerable attention was given during
the days sessions of the lumber dealers
to the controversy between the associa-
ton and the railroads growing out of
the latters requirement that shippers fur
nish stakes for fiat cars when loaded to
hold the lumber in place, and also that
freight must be paid on these stakes The
shippers hold that 'this freight charge is
an injustice, and they claim that 400, 0OO.-
600 feet of lumber. valued at $6,000O0O is
used up yearly for these stakes. The
matter has been brought to the attention
of the interstate commerce commission
but action by that body has been withheld
pending conferences between the conflict
ing interests.
Robert w 1lgbie of New York the
chairman of. the executive committee hay
ing the ear stake equipment matter In
charge, submitted a report to the assoc
citation showing the present status of the
controversy. Arrangements have been
made for conference here tomorrow
between the shippers and the railroad
representatives with view to reaching
an adjustment of their differences.
Endow Chair at Yale.
The National Lumber Manufacturers
association and the National Wholesale
Lumber Dealers association are united
in the movement to raise a $3.50 600 endow-
ment fund for chair of forestry at Yale
university. The manufacturers have raised
$4,000 and the dealers today announced
contributions amounting to about $4,000
The report of the committee on forestry
said the practical working forestry in the
United States is much hindered by the
fact of the fee simple ownership of lands
by individual owners. and lack of ability
on the part of the government to legis-
late for the encouragement of proper for
est methods.
All the present officers were reelected,
and also the following additional trus-
tees:
r. II. Downina, New Orleans and r. II.
COIN, Norfolk