The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-08
STATE pine
ASSOCIATION
Held MEETING
THE ATTENDANCE WAS GOOD
AND MUCH INTEREST WAS
MANIFESTED.
TRADE CONDITIONS DISCUSSED
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Secretary Kirby Makes Recommends
tions-Better Prices Are
Expected Soon.
TRADE CONDITIONS DISCUSSED

The Mississippi Pine Association
met in regular monthly session at the
Hotel Hattiesburg in this city Tuesday.
a good attendance of manufacturers
was ON hand and President ]. F.
Wilder presided. This association is
growing in interest and numbers at
each meeting. 1t is felt by the man.
ufacturers that these monthly meet
ings are of great benefit to the trade
and are having an especially strength
ening effect upon the market in this
territory at the present time.
Secretary Kirby's Plan.
At the meeting today J. A. Kirby,
secretary of the association, read the
rough draft of a plan for the organi-
cation within the association of bu-
reau for the advertising, sale and col
onization of the cut-over pine lands Of
South Mississippi; or, if thought more
desirable the formation of a separate
organization to be composed of cut
over land owners, whether manufac-
turers or non-manufacturers of lum-
ber. After some discussion of the
, plan outlined by the secretary and
; one or two other colonization schemes,
which are being agitated in this terri
i. tory at the present time, vote or
!. favor was passed upon Secretary kir-
adopted a resolution declaring 1t the
, sense of the members present that no
:. action should be taken by the organ1-
- zation, or the members individually,
O upon any plan proposed which might
interfere with the adoption of the sec
= retarys plan until after the annual
meeting of the association, to be held
7. in April. at which time the secretary s
: plan will be finally acted upon.
= 1t was ordered that mimeographed
n copies of Secretary Kirby's plan Of
IN organization, together with copy Of
- the resolution adopted, be forwarded
- to all members of the association as
N we'll as all other owners of cut-ovel
N lands in the South Mississippi terri
IN tory.
Trade Conditions Discussed.
The general discussion of trade an'
market conditions INDUCED in by al
manufacturers present developed
highly encouraging state of affairs an
IT splendidly optimistic feeling as re
CARDS the future. Notwithstanding
the persistently bearish attitude
BUYERS from the Eastern, North Gel
, trail and Central Western consuming
territories; the withheld demand 4
80 the large retail buyers in those teri
- tories and the insiduous efforts I
many buyers to array the manual
- turers on either side of the Mississippi
river against the other, by 'resen
ing to each that the Others cu{>>H
i0' prices. the market in tEs8 terrl(
e continues firm with general sfrerD
ening tendency and further q
'oo actual increase in the prices obtl1@
'ur- for several items from tine t. q
ira' Better Prices Expected.
ere 1t is confidently believed by the ma
les ufacturers in this territory that q fl
Iile. ther increase of one q mar Per the
eri- sand in the general average price
ing yellow pine will obtain within {
'teo next thirty days. A number of int
the esting and highly encouraging lette
from large manufacturers west of t
re- Mississippi river we're read in
lay meeting today, and encouraginA
heir ports from that territory were 90
cies by the secretary of the assoe
son. who recently made an extend
vely among the mills on that side ~
De- river. *5
and The Trexler Lumber Co., Of
held tiss. Miss, was elected to memA
in the association. I
II was decided to hold anotht
z. ing of the association for the N1sS'
of discussing and keeping in tor
". B. with market conditions two we
court from today. At that time the date
the the regular annual meeting will
udge fixed. It is expected that M
hollis ing will be held during the Month
April.