The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-10
OMEET.
ANNUAL CONVENTION WILL MEET
 HERE TODAY.
Alabama and rlorida Lumbermcn Come to Hear Discussions and En- icy n Banquet at the
 Exehange.

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 Alabama iumbermen and represen- tatives of the lumber trade in Western and North western Florida will assem- 2 o'clock for their annual business and general -t7eld day. The occasion is the annual meeting of the Alabama West Florida Lumber Manufacturers Asso- ciation.
 The meeting is to he held in the Ex- change Hotel and an unprecedented att tendance is expected from all parts of this State and contiguous territory in Florida. number of interesting dis cussions are down on the program for this year. embracing many features of the retail and export lumber trade.
 The meeting this afternoon will open at 2 o'clock with the annual address of James c. Williams. President of the Association, and Secretary Treasurer James IT. Eddy of Birmingham will follow with his annual report.
 The business meeting Is expected to be followed by a short breathing spell late in the afternoon and then at 7.30 o'clock tonight the real fun begins. only such fun as lumbermen can make out of banquet. The banquet begins at the hour named in the dining room of the Exchange and to the banquet all delegates are invited.
 At the meeting this afternoon q number of papers will bo delivered on topics of absorbing interest not only to lumber dealers and manufacturers generally but to the public at large who may be allied to the timber and lumber interests of Alabama and Flor ida.
 The papers will come in the follow ing order:
 eThe Past Year in Yellow Pine" by F. H. Lathrop of Birmingham.
 Our Association and It's Needs" by ]. T Burlingame of Yellow Pine, Ala.
 Forest Preservation" by J. B. Powell of Montgomery.
 "The Export Trade" by H. L. Berry of Pensacola. Fla.
 "Pinewood Distillation," by l.. F. Hawley of the Forest Service. Wash ington. D. c.
 After the formal reading of the pa- pers there will be general transac- ton of business and discussion of trade conditions. The review of trade conditions and the forecast of the fu- ture of lumber trade in all classes and grades will be listened to with the closest attention of delegates who are keenlys alive to these questions at this season of the year.
 The delegates are not expected to report any roseate trade conditions to the Association in their discussions, though it is generally predicted that an optimistic vein will run through the exchange of views. For the past few weekss though the lumber market for both yellow pine and hardwood Ium- Der has been rather dull owing to the general unsettled conditions of the financial world. the reports have indi- cated at least a steady demand for first-class material.
 Building operations throughout the South are picking up. according to in- terior reports, and this should bring smiles to the lumber manufacturers and dealers. The most definite trade barometer. however, will be presented in today's gathering, as far as this section of the country is concerned
 At the meeting of the Alabama West Florida Lumber Manufacturers, Association in Montgomery, February 12, the Committee on Weights and Weighing of Lumber, w. S. Holiister. Chairman, made partial report, show ing that some progress was being made in the matter ofs sadjustment of overcharse claims. The committee was continued and will probably make ar- other report at the meeting today. The matter is one of the most important issues before the gathering.