The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26
LUMBERMEN MEET
AT HATTIESBURG
One of Most Successful in AS
sociation's History
CONDITION OF PRICES
]. F. Wilder Says Reduction In Cut
During the Summer Has Been
Fully rs Per cent-Mlnor
News Notes.

Hattiesburg, Miss. August 25.-(SpeciaD.
The session of the South Mississippi
Lumbermen's association held in Hatties-
burg on August Is was the most sue
cessfu1 from every point of view that
the association has ever held and while
the members derived immediate benefit
from this particular gathering, they were
also impressed with the opportunities for
future advantages to be derived from
future meetings. It was, therefore, de-
clded that instead of the association hold
ing only semi annual meetings 1t should
convene much oftener, and the next meet
ing was fixed for about six weeks later,
to-wit.: on September 20, when 1t is ex-
pected that the conditions of the trade
will have changedv to such an extent as
to warrant another revision of the price
list
The unanimous opinion of the members
present was that the lumber conditions
are much better than they were a year
ago. and that the prospects for the fall
and winter trade are for a livelier mar
ket than that which prevailed last spring.
when the manufacturers had the time of
their lives.
The session on the 18th was largely
attended, and was notable for the num-
Der of the larger mills represented, and
the interest shown by the more impor-
tant manufacturers of this territory. Sew
eral new members were enrolled, and 1t
was taken as a gratifying sign that many
of the small mill men were coming into
the organization, as it has come to be
known that Generalization of prices is
due more than to any other cause to the
failure of these isolated small mill men to
acquaint themselves with the market con-
ditions, with the result that they are
disposed to sell their stocks below their
value, in the end compelling the larger
mills to come down in order to dispose
of their output.
The chief topic of discussion, indeed the
sole topic, was the range of prices. The
subject was brought on the carpet as
soon as the association was called to or
der by President ]. F. Wilder of Epps
Discussion of Prices.
The assertion went into a discussion of
current prices comparing them with the
figures on the price list of last January.
This list of January does not represent
the highest prices of the past season. as
at the time 1t was issued the market was
on a stiff up grade, and before 1t was
off the press prices had gone away up
1t was Iound that IN most cases prices
now are much higher than they were last
January, as shown by this list. In some
cases the advance is notable as for in
stance on stringers. which have advanced
as much as So per 1000 Pole stock is
also well ahead of the price list. Indeed
1t was agreed that advance was in evil
dence all along the line. This refers only
to the right hand side of the price list
covering car material and railroad lum-
Der. The lumbermen present were quite
willing to give all the information they
had as to prices, and 1t appeared that
while they were all willing for the mar
ket to go still higher, none of them had
been suffering from the prices which
they have been getting during the past
summer.
It was agreed that as the range Of
prices had been pretty well determined
by the disclosures of the convention, it
would not be necessary for the price list
committee to worry over the subject