The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-24
.LUMBERMEN WILL
MEET ON MARCH 8
South Mississippi Association
viii Be Reorganized
YELLOW PINE TRADE GOOD
Plant for Manufacturing Paper From
Timber Refuse May Be Built at
attiesburg-Sixteenth
Section Proposition.

Hattiesburg Miss, February 23-(Spe-
cial)-The South Mississippi Lumber
mems association has been called for an
important session on March s. This ses-
sion was originally fixed for March Il,
but In view of the fact that the Retail
Lumber Dealers association of Misss-
sppi and Louisiana is to meet in jack
son ON March IL it was deemed to be ad.
yisable TO make a change, which has ac-
cordingly been ordered by President J.
f. Wilder and Secretary w. c. Rodgers.
Extra efforts have been made to bring
out large attendance upon this meeting,
as 1t is propose dto reorganize the assoc
citation and place it upon a basis where
it will become a factor in the lumber af-
fairs of this section. The annual cleo
ton OF officers will he held. There will
be a concatenation of the Hoo-Hoos in
connection with the meeting of the asso-
citation, and the order for the same will
be issued at once by Mr.. j. II. Kennedy
of this city, who is the vice-regent of the
Hoo Hoo order for South Mississippi.
The lumber trade throughout the yell
low pine belt is in a flourishng condition
just now. The demand for the output of
the mills is quite heavy, coming fully up
to the sanguine expectations of the mill
, men at the first of the year. The market
is strong, and values are ruling high. A
Hattiesburg lumber commission house
has just booked an order for pole stock
at the highest figure that has ever been
paid for such goods ON this market. The
only worry of the millmen now is that
the labor conditions are demoralized, so
that it is possible to run the mills only
part of the time; and when the mills are
run to their capacity it is impossible to
get cars with which to move the lumber.
Car Strineency.
The lumber buyers and wholesalers as
well as manufacturers who make their
headquarters in Hattiesburg are not in
clned to take much stock in the asser-
tons which have become SO common of
| late that the car strngency is commence
! ing to loosen up. If there has been any
| relief from the famine which has pre-
vailed for so long it is so slight as to af-
ford very little benefit to the operators
hereabouts. 1t Is not an uncommon
sight to see a wholesaler go into a spasm
fdespondency over the receipt of an
order for a large quantity of lumber
which under normal conditions would
have occasioned considerable qualification.
The impossibility of filling the order
after it has been secured is what causes
the agony. Once in a while shipper
will get few cars which he has been
expecting for months He is so unaccus-
toned to getting any cars at all that
when few are finally placed at his dis
posal he rejoces exceedingly and comes
to the conclusion that the car shortage
! has come to an end at last, taking no
| thought of the fact that the hundreds of
other shippers are still waiting for the
| long ordered rolling stock, and that he
| himself may wait many another month
for further supply of cars.
As matter of fact the railroads are
now furnishing pretty nearly as many
cars as in ordinary times, but the de-
| mand for them is greater than ever be-
fore. For instance, the records of the
Gulf and Ship Island road the heaviest
lumber carrying road in the state. show
| that the company standing as many
loaded lumber cars as ever before In its
| history, perhaps a little more; and vet
the company Is far behind in it's SUNNY
of cars for the shippers, and the mill men
! and wholesalers are bowling nightly
over the inadequacy of the supply. 1t is
evident that only a large increase in the
rolling stock supply of the country will
| serve to altogether relieve the complaint
of car shortage.
Revival in Trade.
There has been something of a revival
| in large timber land tradt,,- 1,,,;.,.~ a.. =.