The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-27

this city were present. An adjournment
was taken till Tuesday, March IL, when
1t is arranged that Shark Jack Kennedy
Will provide concentration of the Hoo
Hoos, with the assurance that there Will
be between so and 100 kittens to furnish
material for amusement.
President Wilder hopes that on the oc-
caslon OF this concentration 1t will be
possible to bring together a larger num-
Der of the members of the association
than was ever before obtained at one
meeting, and he then expects to place
the association on such a basis as 10
make its future sure. Mr. Wilder has
faithfully and strenuousIy striyen to
place the Mississippi association on the
same plane of usefulness as other like
organizations in Alabama, Georgia and
elsewhere, but for some reason the lum-
bermen of this section have not taken
hold with the enthusiasm that has char
acterzed their united operations else
where.
Mr.. Wilder has given the subject Sc
rious thought, and believes he has dug
up few schemes that Will give life to
the association. Among other things, he
has thought Of procuring a paid secretary
who will devote all his time to the ser
vices Of the association, arouslng interest
In the association work, and performing
services for the association membership,
in the way OF furnishing OF information
on trade and market topics that will
make the institution financial advantage
to all who get the benefit of It,
The association now has q membership
of about fifty, and II is seldom that moro
that half of them attend a meeting There
are two or three hundred persons eligible
to membership, and the business of the
sessions ought to be made so important
and interesting as to attract the regular
attendance of every member who can
possibly get away 1t is the ambition OF
President Wilder to bring the association
up to that standard.
Trade Conditions Reviewed.
Mr. e. A. Walker, Mississippi represen-
tative of The Yellow Pine Manufacturers
association. has this to say of prevailing
conditions In this section, as he has OBJ,
served them:
The supply of cars for shipping pur-
poses is loosening up, and the mill men
are now able to obtain a car once in a.
while. On the Gulf and Ship Island road
there has been noticea BILE increase IN
the amount OF rolling stock placed at the
disposal of the millmen, and on the other
roads the improvement. while slight, is
noticeable. | am of the opinion that In
the course or another thirty days the
complaints OF car shortage will be at an
end, so far as such complaints ever do
come to an end
frices are firm, with an upward ten
dency. The market is not so good as it
was at this time pear ago, but 1t is far
better than it was thirty days or two
months ago. 1t has been found that In
the northern and eastern markets there
| is serious scarcity of dimensio lumber.
and while the supply OF that particular
| article Is more business OF the Arlxan-
sas than OF the Mississippi mills, the re-
| suit Is felt here just the same Indeed
there is good demand for yellow pine OF
aN L ind
for any considerable advances in quota
lions. 1t is safe to predict that the mar
ket will rule firm for some time to come"
Mr.. Walker was. during the week, an
attendant upon the meeting of the yell
low Pine association at New Orleans. He
made himself quite active and successful
| in stirring up an interest in the meeting
among the manufacturers OF this section
and the result was that more men from
| the Hattiesburg territory attended the
New Orleans session than ever before at
| tended meeting OF the association.
&C.