The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09
INQUIRIES
 ARE BRISK Lumbermen Discussed
 Their Trade. MONTHLY MEETING HELD HERE Members Were Addressed by A. |. Brown of Forestry Service. Representative of Yellow Pine Manu- facfurers, Association Also
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There were many features of Inter est to the members of the Alabama West Florida Lumber Manufacturers Association at their regular monthly meeting yesterday in the Exchange Ho- tel. It was looked upon generally by all present as one of the most enthu- siastic and profitable assemblies of that body.
 Responsible for the general good feeling which characterized the meet ing were the healthy reports of mar ket conditions. The members were ap- parently more optimistic over the lum- her trade in its present aspect than they have been in many months
 Then, too, there were two excellent addresses from visitors who broke the routine order of business. These were delivered by Asa l.. Brown, special Representative of the United States Forestry Service. and O. o. Bright. special representative of the Yellow Pine Manufacturers Association. The members were much pleased with the 8allSs of these gentlemen and they were formally thanked for their appear Rnce.
 The meeting was presided over by wice-President H. H; shell or Birm. fnuham, in the unavoidable absence of President F. J. Hughes. Mir. Shell des- matched business in such a favorable manner as to cause a predlction that xone day he might head this popular organization himself.
 Secretary !. H. Eddy was present ana took care of the minutes.
 rhe Association was called to order ak 11.So o'clock by Vice-President Sneli' m hour earlier than previously, be- rause all trains were prompt in bring ing members to the city.
 There was a brief report from the Committee on Membership, being oe,,v. Eddy. Inuch was to be said in the report and Enrogress'' best describes the work or
 Making Weight Tests.
 Progress also describes in a word Kbe work of the Test Weighing Com s.nittee. The work of test-weighing has been temporarily suspended by the men having it in charge. The Southern weighing and Classification Bureau was forced to call in It's representative for a few days. Much testing had been done prior to this and 1t will be re- wumed in the near future. The com- .hntftee reported that the tests already made at the mill points of members of the Association were proving satisfac- aory. The cooperation with the rail- road representatives is found to be effective in removing all ground Tor complaints and disagreements. or at least In removing great portion or
 
 Mrs A. l.. Brown, who found himself in Alabama at this time, spoke inter estfngly to the lumbermen on the sub- iect of the turpentine industry.
 Mir. Brown is fin this section to com pile statistics on the quantity of yell low pine timber left in the State which is available for boxing for turpentine. He asks for the cooperation of all in- terested in the business and among these he classes the Association as very important.
 It has been found already by MT. Brown that the destruction of the tur- pentine forests has been at rapid rate, too rapid. in fact, for the full ap- pfeciation of those who are extracting the product. He had something to say also of the best methods of extracting the turpentine with the least injury to 4he trees. He will return to Montgom- cry in few days.
 Mir. Bright's message bore on the statistics of production by the yellow pine mills composing the Yellow Pine Manufacturers Association. He report cd that the output had been on the de.