The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1916-10-21
LUnBERM[N PLAN
BIG CORPORATION TO
EXPORT LUMBER.
Are Organizing Million-Dol l.
lar Company to Ship to
Europe After War
PROJECT LAUNCHED.
PROJECT LAUNCHED.
Edward Hines, Temporary
Chairman, Offered Presi-
deccy of New Concerned,
But Too Busy to Accept,
However, a Director.

Tentative plans, the Il ret definite step
in the organization of the great Long
Leaf Yellow Pine Export Association,
capitalized at million or more, and
made up of interests representing an in
yestment of s10O,WO,000 were decided
upon at meeting in the Grunewald Ho-
tel Tuesday, says the New Orleans
Times -Picayune. The Association will
have its headquarters In New Orleans,
and in exporting yellow pine to Europe
at the close of the war Uill operate chief
ly through New Orleans and will use
the Gulf ports.
10 the opinion OF
EDWARD HINES,
president OF the Edward Hines Lumber
Company, OF Chicago, one OF the larg-
est operators ip lumber in the country,
who was chairman of the meeting, the
forming of thu sssaeiation or company
will be compleEd 10 short while
Mr.. Hines came. down from Chicago
10 preside at the s,eeting and the sew
|eral score lumbermen present showed
their confidence in his ability and iudg-
nlent by insisting that he become per-
manent chairman. But Mr.. Hines hes
so many calls upon his time and such
large interests to look after he could
not accept the office. However, he con-
sented to serve on the executive COM
mittee, and to do his part in perfecting
the organization.
The lumbermen at the meeting repre-
sented interests in Louisiana and Mis-
|sissippi, Florida, Alabama ga Texas.
The plan, as submitted by Mr.. Hines,
met unanimous approval. The attor-
neys of the big companies that will join
in the arraagsm ents were present and
carefully considered the plans of or
ganization, so as to keep within the laws,
and violate none of the statutes prohi-
biting trade combinations. The plan was
pronounced entirely legal, and with this
assurance of the lawyers the committee
proceeded industriously with its project.
The lumbermen convened at 10 O'Clock
a. M. and did not finish their prelimin-
ary plans until late in the afternoon.
AS Mr.. Hines could not accept the Of
flee of general chairman, he suggested
as man thoroughly equipped for the
place, c. N. Nelson, sales manager of
the Long Bell Lumber Company, of
Kansas City. Mr.. Nelson will be urged
to accept the craftsmanship and anoth-
er meeting Of the interests to the big
trade movement soon will be hefe in
Memphis or st. Louis.
In explaining the object of the Asso-
citation Mr.. Hines said when the Euro
pean war is over there will be very
large orders for yellow pine, particular
ly for government orders, and such
large order prove difleult in handling.
"With the view to haidlidg these or
ders properly, the yellow pine interests
have gotten together" Mr.. Hines said.
We have not as yet considered the
question of tonnage to handle the ex-
ports, and will get to that later. am
quite sure the organization will meet all
| legal requirements and prove one of the
biggest things in the South. Head
quarters will be. established in New Or
leans and all our exports will be from
the gulf ports"
Mr.. Hines said in his opinion the day
of individualism was past, and the COM
mercial interest to handle the great ex-
port trade coming with the close OF
the war must move as units. Such ar
rangement gives confidence and insures
the delivery of the largest orders.